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takeover bid

NOUN
offer to buy company
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Prologis raised its takeover bid for U.K. rival Segro to 14 billion pounds, or $18.72 billion, but ruled out any further increases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Payments company Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International have made a joint takeover bid for PayPal, valued at some $53 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Watt - who co‑founded the firm with Martin Dickie in Aberdeenshire almost 20 years ago - said investors in Brewdog's "Equity for Punks" scheme would receive shares "for free" if his takeover bid was successful.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Earlier this week, UniCredit said it had secured an additional 17.6 percent stake in Commerzbank as part of its takeover bid.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

On Monday, the Italian bank hailed the fact that it had exceeded the 30-percent threshold it had set for this takeover bid.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026



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