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- Does HBoS's Hornby Deserve a Second Chance?
- Business can sometimes be surprisingly forgiving. It's barely six months since the UK government had to rescue Royal Bank of Scotland and HBoS, sacking the chief executives and subjecting them to a public grilling and a regulatory investigation. But while former RBS chief executive,...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
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- ALLIANCE BOOTS (AB.).
- After a long gestation period, Alliance Boots, the offspring of Alliance Unichem and Boots, has emerged. So, this week, the newly formed company released a trading statement for Boots along with half-year results for Alliance Unichem. After a long gestation period, Alliance Boots, the...
- Research articles 2006-08-04
- KKR raises Alliance Boots bid to over 11 billion pounds
- LONDON AFP — KKR, the US private equity group battling to buy Alliance Boots, Europe's biggest pharmacy chain, has raised its bid to 11.01 billion pounds (16.2 billion euro, 22.0 billion dollars), a statement said Tuesday. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which is joined in its bid by the executive deputy...
- Research articles 2007-04-24
- Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation to Host Conference Call to Discuss Joint Venture with Alliance Boots plc
- PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation (Nasdaq:BJGP) today announced that it will hold an investor conference call on Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss the strategy and details of its joint venture with Alliance Boots plc (AB.LSE), Europe's leading pharmacy-led health and beauty group. Beijing...
- Research articles 2007-01-30
- KKR and top executive make 'friendly' bid for Alliance Boots
- LONDON AFP — US investment group KKR and the deputy chairman of Alliance Boots, Europe's biggest pharmacy chain, said Friday they had made a "friendly" bid for the group at 1,000 pence a share in cash. The bid by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts KKR and Stefano Pessina, who already holds...
- Research articles 2007-03-09
- Stock market wobbles make banks struggle with Alliance Boots debt.(FINANCIAL NEWS)
- The wave of risk aversion hitting the markets is now threatening KKR's banks' plans to sell the debt they took to finance the 9bn [pounds sterling] Alliance-Boots deal. Analysts for the moment are holding back from declaring the market wobbles a full-blown crisis. But...
- Research articles 2007-08-17
- Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation and Alliance Boots plc Joint Venture Acquisition Plans Approved by Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd. Shareholders
- PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation (Nasdaq: BJGP) today announced that shareholders of Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd ("GPCL") have approved the formation of a 50:50 joint venture in Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Corporation ("GP Corp."), the third largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in China, with Alliance BMP Limited, a UK-based investment vehicle formed...
- Research articles 2007-04-03
- Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation to Acquire Stake in Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Corporation Through Joint Venture with Alliance Boots plc
- PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation (Nasdaq: BJGP) today announced that an entity formed by it and Alliance Boots plc (AB.LSE), Europe's leading pharmacy-led health and beauty group, has agreed to acquire a 50 percent interest in Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Corporation ("GP Corp."), the third largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in China.
- Research articles 2007-01-29
- Alliance Boots posts annual profits rise
- LONDON AFP — British pharmacy giant Alliance Boots, which has agreed to a takeover from US private equity group KKR, said Wednesday that profits rose strongly during its fiscal year owing to good trading conditions. Net profit jumped 11.2 percent to 467 million pounds (687 million euros, 931 million...
- Research articles 2007-05-02
- KKR prepares to dig deeper to capture Alliance Boots
- KKR, the giant US private equity group, is mulling a revised bid for Alliance Boots, the high-street chemist, that will value the company at up to [pound]10.60 per share. Though no new offer is likely to be made in the next week, it is believed that KKR...
- Research articles 2007-03-18
- Boots and Alliance Unichem merger faces fair trade probe.
- Boots has launched a radical scheme to counter the incursion of the supermarkets into its health and beauty business. It has recommended a merger with healthcare wholesaler Alliance UniChem, with the new company to be known as Alliance Boots. The dea Boots has launched a radical...
- Research articles 2005-10-07
- Boots polished as it ends an era at all-time high
- Monday sees the end of an era for British retail and the London markets - Boots ends 56 years as an independent listed company when the merger with Alliance Unichem takes effect. Both stocks ended their separate lives on a high as brokers warmed to prospects for the combined group,...
- Research articles 2006-07-29
- Boots awaits outcome in Swedish auction of pharmacies
- Alliance Boots, Europe's largest pharmacy group, is among bidders poised to learn their fate this week in an auction of Sweden's monopoly pharmaceutical retailer. The group best known for the Boots chain in the UK is bidding for one of two large clusters of stores being sold by the Swedish...
- News items 2009-11-09
- European stocks jump as Alliance Boots merger provides buzz
- LONDON AFP — European stock markets rose as they started the new quarter on a firm note, with confirmation of a Boots-Alliance Unichem merger providing excitement for investors in Britain. London's FTSE 100 index climbed 0.49 percent to 5,504.80 points, the Frankfurt DAX 30 gained 0.48 percent at 5,068.23...
- Research articles 2005-10-03
- Need to know: Bingo tax burden ... Altria profits rise ... Boots health website ...
- View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics Interest rates: Bank of England policymakers voted unanimously this month to keep interest rates at 0.5 per cent and to keep the size of its asset purchase programme unchanged at £175 billion, the minutes from the meeting of the Bank's Monetary...
- News items 2009-10-21
- Boots awaits outcome in Swedish auction of pharmacies
- Alliance Boots, Europe's largest pharmacy group, is among bidders poised to learn their fate this week in an auction of Sweden's monopoly pharmaceutical retailer.The group best known for the Boots chain in the UK is bidding for one of two large clusters of stores being sold by the Swedish...
- External links 2009-11-08
- Boots dips on Dresdner 'sell'.(FINANCIAL NEWS)(Brief article)
- The Boots and Alliance Unichem marriage becomes official at the end of this month--and both Boots and Alliance Unichem's share price have pushed up on higher hopes from what the merger could bring. Boots' shares have outperformed the FTSE100 by 21 pe The Boots and Alliance...
- Research articles 2006-07-14
- Boots seals 7bn [pounds sterling] deal with Alliance UniChem.(Boots Company PLC)(Brief Article)
- Boots' decision to join forces with Alliance UniChem, announced as CI was going to press, is seen by many as make-or-break move for the stumbling retailer. Falling profits and margins have seen Boots issue several profit warnings in recent months. Bu Boots' decision to join forces...
- Research articles 2005-10-07
- Celesio to fight Boots/Alliance Unichem merger.
- Celesio has opposed Boots' merger with Alliance Unichem. As Boots' German rival, and owner of the Lloyds Chemist chain, it claims that such a major change to the pharmaceutical market requires "further consideration". Celesio has opposed Boots' merger with Alliance Unichem. As Boots'...
- Research articles 2006-03-24
- Thumbs up for Boots Alliance Unichem merger.(United Kingdom's Office of Fair Trading approvies merger between Boots Company PLC and Alliance UniChem PLC)(Brief article)
- The British Office of Fair Trading OFT has approved the 7bn [pounds sterling] Boots Alliance Unichem tie-up on provision the newly merged operation sells stores in up to 100 areas where fair competition may be undermined. The watchdog surprised som The British Office of Fair Trading...
- Research articles 2006-02-24
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