OPA (Offerta Pubblica di Acquisto) Takeover bid. A means by which a party approaches stock holders in a particular company, offering to purchase operating shares and debentures for cash within a specified period of time at a prize that usually remains fixed for the period of the offer. OPS (Offerta Pubblica di Scambio) Public issue. A public offer to purchase where the price is not regulated by cash but by the transfer of other securities (eg, ordinary shares in the issuing company). |