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Marvell's Stock Slide Erodes Value of Lumentum Offer, Opening Door to Rival Bids

November 4, 2026 at 16:34 EST

Funding & M&A

Marvell's all-stock offer for Lumentum has lost billions of dollars in value after Marvell's shares fell 32% since news of the deal leaked, and the sell-off could create an opening for a rival bidder such as AMD, Intel or Nvidia.

Deal pressure · Marvell / Lumentum

Marvell's all-stock offer loses value as its shares fall 32%

Because Lumentum shareholders would be paid entirely in Marvell stock, the falling share price has cut the worth of the proposal by billions of dollars and may open the door to a rival bidder.

32%

Drop in Marvell's shares since news of the deal leaked

Billions

Estimated loss in value of the offer for Lumentum holders

Potential rival bidders named in reporting: AMD, Intel, Nvidia

Marvell share value, indexed to the leak

Column height is proportional to value: 100 at the leak versus 68 after a 32% decline.

100

At leak

Now (−32%)

How the share drop can invite a rival bid

Buyer stock falls

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Offer value drops

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Target looks cheaper

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Rival could counter

Key takeaway

All-stock deals shift market risk to the target's shareholders.

Preserves the buyer's cash, but ties the offer's value to the buyer's share price.
Target holders carry any movement in the buyer's stock between announcement and closing.
No rival approach has been confirmed; the terms and timing of any revised or competing proposal are not yet known.

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