GameStop Makes $55.5 Billion Unsolicited Offer For eBay; Financing Questions Loom
GameStop offered $125 per share in a half-cash, half-stock $55.5 billion bid for eBay; eBay acknowledged receipt and Cohen faced questions about financing.
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Overview
GameStop announced an unsolicited, nonbinding offer to acquire eBay for $125 per share.
The offer represented a 20% premium to eBay's Friday close of $104.07.
eBay confirmed it received the offer and said its board would review it.
The proposal valued eBay at roughly $55.5 billion while GameStop's market capitalization was roughly $11 to $12 billion.
The proposal is subject to approval by eBay's board and regulators.
Analysis
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