In addition, the company recently had a very successful initial public offer.

The public offer was over subscribed by two and a half times.

But the United States has made no public offer to reduce its cotton subsidies.

It has repeatedly said that it would welcome help from China, though no public offers have come.

The firm undertook an initial public offer of shares and warrants in 2003.

Orexigen Therapeutics, an initial public offer of six million shares.

Across the country, scores of stations both private and public offer virtually identical, soothingly familiar programs.

"After that the Greek side has to make the official public offer probably in early February.

They walked away from a public offer.

The Mannheim-based group said it would make a public offer for the remaining shares as soon as possible.

Cbus is one of Australia's largest public offer industry superannuation funds.

In the primary markets, securities may be offered to the public in a public offer.

Sara Lee would make a public offer to other Trikoo shareholders after the deal is completed.

A tender offer can be made where the acquiring company makes a public offer at a fixed price above the current market price.

Each state has its own rules and processes for the public sale of railroad land, he said, which can delay or complicate any public offer.

But it was unwilling to pay as much as Hasbro was, and ultimately did not make a public offer for the company.

The international placing and public offer of the shares subscription were 55 and 217 times oversubscribed respectively.

The biggest problem with making such a public offer is that it reduces a suitor's chance of being able to negotiate for the target without competition.

One example was his public offer to George W. Bush to volunteer in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

(Under Italian law, a buyer of more than 30% of a company must make a public offer to buy out the other shareholders.)

Although some 35pc of Carpetright is nominally for public offer, up to 10pc has been earmarked for directors and employees.

British takeover rules would require Mr. Glazer to make a public offer for the company if his stake reached 30 percent.

The bidding company then appeals directly to the shareholders of the targeted company, through a public offer to acquire their shares of stock.

Royal Bank has not made a public offer but has indicated that it would pay $98.5 billion if LaSalle was included.

First State Super became a public offer fund on 1 May 2006, opening up membership to anyone eligible to receive superannuation benefits.