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Takeover Bids

PayPal’s Q2 Beat Strengthens Turnaround and Puts Pressure on $53B Takeover Bid

The quarter’s results give PayPal clearer options to press an AI-driven cost overhaul or to press for more value from potential buyers.

Castlelake Goes Public with £4.7bn Offer as easyJet Board Rejects Third Bid

Frasers Launches €38-a-Share Bid to Buy Remaining Hugo Boss Stock

UniCredit Raises Direct Stake in Commerzbank to 34.4% in Takeover Push

eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Bid as Ryan Cohen Moves to Hostile Route

eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Takeover Bid as ‘Neither Credible nor Attractive’

GameStop’s Ryan Cohen Claims eBay Suspended His Account as $56 Billion Bid Faces Skepticism

GameStop Bids $56 Billion for eBay in Unsolicited Offer

UniCredit Escalates Commerzbank Takeover With Overhaul Plan

Commerzbank Rejects UniCredit’s €35 Billion Share-Swap Bid to Lift Stake Above 30%

Papa John’s Weighs $47-a-Share Take-Private Bid From Irth Capital

Warner Bros. Discovery Says Paramount’s $31 Bid Could Top Its Netflix Deal

Paramount Sweetens $30-Per-Share Hostile Bid for WBD With Ticking Fee and Netflix Breakup-Fee Cover

Paramount Extends Warner Bros. Tender to Feb. 20 as Netflix Deal Holds Shareholder Lead

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount Bid Again, Backs Netflix Deal

Warner Bros. Discovery Board Set to Reject Paramount’s Sweetened Bid Next Week

Ellison Puts $40.4 Billion Personal Guarantee Behind Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Paramount Bid, Backs Netflix Deal

Cenovus Raises MEG Bid to C$8.6 Billion in ‘Best and Final’ 50/50 Cash-Stock Offer

ADNOC-Led Consortium Abandons Santos Takeover After Months of Talks