Translation guide
A public offer to buy shares of a company, usually at a premium, to gain control. In Japanese business contexts, this is most commonly referred to as TOB (takeover bid).
A public offer to purchase shares from existing shareholders to gain control of a company.
The standard term in Japanese business and news. Stands for 'takeover bid' and is used as a loanword.
In spoken Japanese, TOB is almost always used instead of the longer legal terms. It is understood by anyone familiar with business news.
The company was targeted by a hostile tender offer.
The formal Japanese legal term for a tender offer. Used in official documents and legal contexts.
The public notice of the tender offer was made today.
A shorter form of the legal term, still formal but more common in business reporting.
The tender offer price was set at 2,000 yen per share.