- The cash offer of forty-eight dollars and thirty cents per share represents a ten percent premium over the previous closing price
- People Inc. currently holds a twenty-six percent stake in the casino giant and plans to acquire all remaining outstanding shares
- Barry Diller will recuse himself from MGM board deliberations regarding the bid to avoid conflicts of interest
- Market analysts note the move follows a recent seventeen billion dollar acquisition of Caesars Entertainment by billionaire Tilman Fertitta
- Shares of MGM Resorts surged fourteen percent in early trading following the announcement of the takeover proposal
Barry Diller's People Inc. proposes eighteen billion dollar takeover of MGM Resorts
Jun 1, 2026, 3:53:04 PM UTC(1 day ago)
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$MGM rises on news that Barry Diller's People Inc. has bid $18 billion to take over the company. https://t.co/Q78EasJM7L