Any-and-All Bid

[ahmed]

Can someone tell me what an Any-and-All Bid is? Thanks in advance!

[collegeboy]

An any-and-all bid is a term used mostly with takeovers. It refers to one company purchasing all shares offered, for a specific time, from another company.

[ahmed]

Can you give a concrete example of how this works?

[collegeboy]

It's like this:

if company A wanted to acquire 50% of company B's stock, they may place an any and all bid for $10. This would result in company A buying any shares being offered on public exchanges for $10 or less.