takeover bid

English Thesaurus

1. an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company (noun.act)

hypernym	:	tender offer,
definition	:	an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	two-tier bid,
definition	:	a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares (noun.act)

hyponym	:	any-and-all bid,
definition	:	a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding (noun.act)