Translation guide
TOB is an abbreviation for 'Take-Over Bid', a financial term referring to an offer to purchase some or all of shareholders' shares in a corporation to gain control. In Japanese, it is commonly referred to using the loanword TOB (ティーオービー) or the native term 公開買付け.
The general concept of a takeover bid in finance.
The most common way to refer to a takeover bid in Japanese financial contexts. It is a direct loanword from English and widely understood.
The company announced a TOB.
The formal Japanese legal term for a takeover bid, often used in official documents and news reports.
The takeover bid was successful.
In Japanese financial contexts, the abbreviation TOB is used as a noun and can be combined with verbs like 行う (to conduct) or 発表する (to announce). It is often written in uppercase Latin letters or katakana.
to launch a hostile takeover bid
A more explicit term meaning 'public tender offer for shares', used in legal or very formal contexts.
They initiated the procedures for a tender offer.