Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 25, 2012
(Reuters) – Roche Holding AG is offering $5.7 billion in cash to buy U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina Inc in a hostile takeover bid that marks a major play by the Swiss drugmaker into the gene technology field.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on July 11, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government has asked the media regulator to reassess media baron Rupert Murdoch’s takeover bid for broadcaster BSkyB in the light of a phone hacking scandal, a move that could provide a basis to block the multi-billion dollar buyout.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 12, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – Commodities trader Glencore is considering making a 12 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover bid for ENRC , the Kazakh miner hit by a bitter boardroom battle, the Sunday Times reported.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on May 2, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Inc will take their takeover bid for NYSE Euronext straight to the Big Board’s shareholders as they try to corner the company into talks.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Inc will take their takeover bid for NYSE Euronext straight to the Big Board’s shareholders as they try to corner the company into talks.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on April 26, 2011
MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – French dairy group Lactalis on Tuesday launched a 3.4 billion euro ($4.9 billion) takeover bid for rival Parmalat , prompting intervention by Italy and France to defuse a row over control of the Italian company.
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MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – French dairy group Lactalis launched a 3.4 billion euro ($4.9 billion) takeover bid for Italy’s Parmalat , raising pressure on Italian investors who want to keep the company in domestic hands.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on April 15, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq OMX Group Inc named a Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment banker as chief financial officer on Thursday, bringing in a seasoned dealmaker as it pursues a takeover bid of NYSE Euronext .
Posted by Reuters: Business News on April 10, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NYSE Euronext stuck to its deal with Deutsche Boerse AG over a higher takeover bid from Nasdaq OMX Group, calling the rival offer too risky and counter to the Big Board’s vision.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – NYSE Euronext said its board of directors rejected an unsolicited takeover bid by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and IntercontinentalExchange Inc, and reaffirmed its commitment to merging with Deutsche Boerse AG.
