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- Merant shares soar on takeover approach.
- Shares in software company Merant rocketed by 22 per cent - to 192p - this week after it received a takeover approach from US rival Serena Software. Shares in software company Merant rocketed by 22 per cent - to 192p - this week after...
- Research articles 2004-03-12
- Second time lucky for iTouch takeover.
- Just a few months after an aborted takeover approach from rival MonsterMob, mobile content provider iTouch is the target of yet another bid. This time the deal looks likely to go ahead - the GBP180m offer from Japanese content specialist For-side.com Just a few months after...
- Research articles 2005-05-06
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- Qatar in takeover approach for British supermarket J Sainsbury
- LONDON AFP — J Sainsbury, Britain's third biggest supermarket, said Wednesday it had received a takeover approach from a Qatari investment group. "J Sainsbury plc confirms it has received a preliminary approach from Delta Two Limited, which may or may not lead to an offer being made for Sainsbury’s,"...
- Research articles 2007-07-18
- Imperial Energy admits takeover approach after Sinopec report
- LONDON AFP — British oil and gas explorer Imperial Energy said on Monday that it had received a second takeover approach from an unnamed party, reported to be Chinese energy giant Sinopec. "In response to further press speculation, the board of Imperial confirms that it has received another approach...
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- Eidos confirms takeover approach
- Video games publisher Eidos is confirming that it has received a takeover approach from an unnamed company, prompting its shares to climb 42% on the same day. The company is reportedly in discussions about a possible deal after disappointing Christmas sales. ...
- Articles 2009-01-19
- Amvescap rejects takeover approach from Canadians
- The Anglo-American fund manager Amvescap has rejected a takeover approach from Canada's CI Fund Management, sending its shares soaring yesterday. Shares in Amvescap jumped more than 15 per cent to close at 395p, giving the group a market value of pounds 3.2bn, after it admitted it had...
- Research articles 2005-07-07
- Marks and Spencer rejects tycoon's takeover approach
- LONDON AFP ? Beseiged British retailer Marks and Spencer rejected a takeover approach from retail tycoon Philip Green, saying it significantly undervalued the company and its prospects. "The board considers that the proposal significantly undervalues the group and its prospects and therefore rejects the proposal," the company said in...
- Research articles 2004-06-03
- Lastminute.com shares rocket on takeover approach news
- LONDON AFP — Shares in online discount travel agency Lastminute.com rocketed by over 40 percent after a former pioneer of the dot.com boom said it had received a takeover approach. Lastminute.com shares shot up 34.9 percent Wednesday to 142 pence in afternoon trade, after earlier hitting a high point...
- Research articles 2005-05-11
- Britain's ITV rebuffs takeover approach
- LONDON AFP — ITV -- the biggest British commercial television network -- said that it had rejected a takeover approach from a consortium comprising private equity groups Apax and Blackstone, as well as US investment bank Goldman Sachs. In reaction, ITV's share price rocketed 9.83 percent to 128.5 pence...
- Research articles 2006-03-22
- Reuters reveals takeover approach; Thomson in frame
- LONDON AFP — British media giant Reuters reported a takeover approach Friday, sending its share price soaring just three days after tycoon Rupert Murdoch launched a shock bid for another major financial news group, Dow Jones. The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, said Canada-based Thomson Corporation was the...
- Research articles 2007-05-04
- Jupiter rejects takeover approach from Duffield.
- Advisers to Jupiter, the fund management group, have rejected a takeover approach from John Duffield, the colourful fund manager who quit Jupiter under a cloud two years ago. Duffield, who now runs New Star Asset Management, has pledged to beat any rival bids by at least ...
- Research articles 2002-07-08
- Stocks higher amid takeover approach for Manchester United
- LONDON AFP — European stock markets rose strongly with London trading at fresh two-year high points, as English football giant Manchester United said it had received a takeover approach. The London FTSE 100 index gained 0.60 percent to 4,687.60 points, the Frankfurt DAX rose 1.37 percent to 4,049.59 points...
- Research articles 2004-10-04
- Somerfield rejects pounds 510m takeover approach
- SOMERFIELD REJECTED a pounds 510m takeover approach from entrepreneurs John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie yesterday saying it "substantially undervalues" the business. The offer, pitched at 103p a share, was made last week and discussed by the Somerfield board yesterday. The company said the board had "concluded unanimously"...
- Research articles 2003-04-24
- Directors of Christian Salvesen consider takeover approach
- Directors of Christian Salvesen, the transport group, are to meet on Wednesday to consider last week's pounds 1.1bn takeover approach from Hays, the business services company, against a backdrop of reports over the weekend that they may turn down the proposal.
- Research articles 1996-07-29
- Alfred McAlpine rejects pounds 237m takeover approach
- ALFRED MCALPINE, the housebuilding company, rejected a pounds 237m takeover approach yesterday saying the 235p offer "materially undervalued" the group. McAlpine did not name the suitor although it is believed to be another construction company rather than a venture capital firm. The shares closed 12p higher at...
- Research articles 2000-12-02
- Ukbetting takeover approach could prompt wave of mergers
- Shares in Ukbetting, the online gaming firm, jumped 11 per cent yesterday after it revealed it had received a takeover approach. It is understood the suitor is a large internet gaming group seeking to boost its customer numbers in the wake of the crackdown on internet gambling...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Ukbetting takeover approach could prompt wave of mergers
- Shares in ukbetting, the online gaming firm, jumped 11 per cent yesterday after it revealed it had received a takeover approach. It is understood the suitor is a large internet gaming group seeking to boost its customer numbers in the wake of the crackdown on internet gambling...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Yell rallies on talk of Google takeover approach
- After last month's stinging profit warning from the listings publisher Yell Group, few investors would expect a takeover approach. But that is exactly what traders were talking about yesterday, and the word is that the internet giant Google is favourite to buy the company. More than 45...
- Research articles 2007-05-11
- Somerfield tempted by takeover offer
- SHARES IN Somerfield shot up 14 per cent yesterday after the supermarket group revealed that it had received a pounds 1.03bn takeover approach from Baugur. The Icelandic conglomerate, which already owns a string of UK retail businesses, laced its prospective 190p-per-share cash offer with pre-conditions, including the...
- Research articles 2005-02-10
- Japanese make Pilkington approach
- Shares in Pilkington, the world's second-biggest glassmaker, surged yesterday after a rival Japanese producer made a takeover approach likely to value the St Helens-based company at about pounds 2bn. Nippon Sheet Glass, which is about half the size of Pilkington, said discussions were at a 'very preliminary...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
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