The founder of Best Buy has offered to buy the company for around $8.5 billion, reports say. Richard Schulze, who resigned as company chairman after ex-CEO Brian Dunn was investigated for ìpersonal misconductî issues, has offered to pay $24 to $26 per share for the retailer in an effort to take the company private, according to Bloomberg. Best Buy has confirmed receiving the proposal and says it will be considering it in the near future.