tender offer
noun
: a public offer to buy not less than a specified number of shares of a stock at a fixed price from stockholders usually in an attempt to gain control of the issuing company
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The buyout firm last September teamed up with Korea Zinc’s top shareholder Young Poong to launch a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) tender offer for a bigger ownership stake in the metals giant, hoping to oust its chairman Yun B. Choi from running the company.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
In November, OpenAI allowed employees to sell about $1.5 billion worth of shares in a tender offer to SoftBank, people familiar with the matter told CNBC at the time.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
In September, Young Poong and MBK announced a tender offer for Korea Zinc shares, sweetening its bid twice in the process.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The funds are expected to be used to buy shares from shareholders through a future tender offer.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
In November, OpenAI allowed employees to sell about $1.5 billion worth of shares in a tender offer to SoftBank, people familiar with the matter told CNBC at the time.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
In September, Young Poong and MBK announced a tender offer for Korea Zinc shares, sweetening its bid twice in the process.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The funds are expected to be used to buy shares from shareholders through a future tender offer.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Tender offer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tender%20offer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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