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• A scholastic achievement: build an entertainment division? Forte aced the test.(FIFTH ESTATER)(Biography)

  - 2005-06-20

  As a young girl, Deborah Forte was an avid reader, whipping through classics, biographies and "every single book in my elementary-school library except for science fiction," she says. As president of Scholastic Entertainment, Forte has tu As a young girl, Deborah Forte was an...

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• Victorious.(the successful takeover of Forte hotel chain by Granada, an entertainment business; includes other reports of takeovers, selloffs, profits and losses)(Brief Article)

  - 1996-01-27

  Britain's liveliest takeover tussle in years ended with Granada, a media and leisure group, winning control of Forte, a hotelier, for Pounds 3.8 billion ($5.8 billion). Despite Sir Rocco Forte's spirited defence, shareholders decided that Grananda woulBritain's liveliest takeover tussle in years ended with Granada, a...

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• Rocco's fight: Granada v Forte.(Granada, an entertainment firm, tries to wrest Forte, a hotel chain from its owner Sir Rocco Forte)(Brief Article)

  - 1996-01-06

  Wlrkaholics in the City of London had the happiest and most lucrative Christmas imaginable, thanks to Britain's grandest contested takeover battle for a decade. It began on November 22nd when Granada, a television and leisure firm, offered 3.3 billion Wlrkaholics in the City of London had the...

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