In 2009 the company walked away from a half - a-billion-dollar
takeover deal with Google, and later became the target of a class - action lawsuit.
Crescent Capital Investments has sweetened its takeover offer for infrastructure services group Cardno, boosting the deal to $ 3.45 per share, one week after competitor Coffey announced a friendly
takeover deal with global player Tetra Tech.
Perth - based Amcom Telecommunications has pushed back its scheme meeting to vote on the Vocus Communications
takeover deal by two weeks, after Sydney competitor and Amcom's major shareholder TPG Telecom yesterday said it would vote against the proposal.
Perth - based Programmed Maintenance Services is set to strike a long - awaited
takeover deal with labour hire company Skilled Group, with both companies entering into trading halts this morning ahead of a formal announcement.
Tom Sepenzis, Northland Capital Markets managing director, weighs in on the news that Broadcom is exploring
a takeover deal for Qualcomm.
Alpert then allegedly bought 1,000 Heinz shares before
the takeover deal was announced.
The «Squawk on the Street» crew discusses the latest negotiations between Broadcom and Qualcomm for
a takeover deal.
Agricultural companies Monsanto and Syngenta are working with investment banks on
a takeover deal, three sources familiar with the matter said.
All the talk of
takeover deals shouldn't detract from the biggest earnings week of the year, Jim Cramer of «Mad Money» said.
However, BG, which also provided a short trading update on Wednesday ahead of its own shareholder meeting on
the takeover deal next week, positively surprised investors by beating its 2015 production target.
And approval of some American - led
takeover deals are being held up in Beijing currently.
Japan's Mitsui has signed a $ 602 million cash
takeover deal with AWE after the board of the oil and gas player switched its recommendation from Mineral Resources» lower bid.
AWE managing director David Biggs said the terms of the Mitsui
takeover deal prohibit AWE from signing up gas contracts with customers for Waitsia gas.
Like all mega
takeover deals, Ball Corp's purchase of fellow can maker Rexam has been a long, drawn - out process.
The news was accompanied by the announcement of Switzerland's Turicum Bank as the club's main sponsor, while reports in the local media said
the takeover deal could involve funding...
Abu Dhabi - based media publication The National, this week suggested Staveley's company had been rebuffed at the final stages of
a takeover deal at Liverpool.
The takeover deal relies on agreements between Ontario and IISD, between Canada and IISD, and a third trilateral Canada - Ontario - IISD pact to ensure that all long - term data and physical samples from the facility are available to future researchers.
The news comes three weeks after former CEO Thorsten Heins stepped down after a proposed $ 4.7 billion
takeover deal with Fairfax Holdings fell through.
The respected and sometimes reviled CEO of Activision Blizzard is typically bullish about
the takeover deal everyone in the industry is talking about
Eidos, the computer games company that created Tomb Raider's Lara Croft, has two weeks to clinch
a takeover deal or it will be at the mercy of its bankers.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington has finalized
its takeover deal with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art in an arrangement that will see the financially troubled art institution give up its autonomous identity.
The largest
takeover deal in Hong Kong in 2016 - Fullshare Holdings Limited (stock code: 607)(Fullshare) announced...
The largest
takeover deal in Hong Kong in 2016 — Fullshare Holdings Limited (stock code: 607)(Fullshare) announced its offer to acquire all of the issued shares of China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., Ltd. at HK$ 16.3 billion, from Fortune Apex Ltd. and other shareholders in September.
The largest
takeover deal in Hong Kong in 2016 - Fullshare Holdings Limited (stock code: 607)(Fullshare) announced its offer to acquire all of the issued shares of China High Speed Transmission...
As more REITs eliminate anti-takeover provisions, the likelihood of
takeover deals increases.
(Bloomberg)-- Shareholders representing at least 5.6 percent of Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust said a $ 1.3 billion
takeover deal by Starwood Capital Group is too low...
Not exact matches
At the time of the
takeover the Canadian government and foreign buyer embark on a whitewashing exercise to make the
deal palatable to Canadians.
Through the
deal, Ten's biggest creditor has thwarted a
takeover by a consortium led by Lachlan Murdoch — co-chair of CBS rival and fellow Ten creditor News Corp (nwsa)-- that was widely expected after Ten entered administration in June.
The top performing European stocks in 2018 are
takeover plays such as biotech firm Ablynx, which is being taken over by Sanofi; NEX Group, thanks to an approach from CME Group; GKN, after Melrose has fought to acquire it; Smurfit Kappa, after an unsolicited approach from International Paper; and Ocado as it inks international
deals.
The British government said on Thursday it would refer Rupert Murdoch's planned
takeover of European pay - TV group Sky to regulators to decide if the
deal was in the public interest.
Bond trader Cantor Fitzgerald is combining its electronic brokerage eSpeed, which has been a
takeover target, with its BGC Partners inter-dealer broker into a new publicly listed company in a $ 1.3 billion
deal.
BHP urged to take Rio Tinto Angry shareholders are urging BHP Billiton to launch a second
takeover tilt at Rio Tinto to scuttle its former target's unpopular $ 29.6 billion
deal with Chinalco, according to UK media reports.
The aggregated value of cash only
takeovers so far in 2018 has risen by 33 percent year - on - year while the value of
deals using cash and stock has risen by 221 percent, as companies look to exploit their buoyant share valuations.
The potential
deal, while still unconfirmed, has already attracted its fair share of skeptics who doubt it will go through due to Tsinghua's low offer price and the fact that U.S. regulators are likely to be cautious about a large
takeover by a Chinese state - owned company.
In October, Toronto - based LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services closed a
deal to swallow rival CML Healthcare Inc. in a friendly $ 1.2 - billion
takeover.
• Knorr - Bremse, a Germany - based car parts maker, will continue its pursuit of Haldex (OM: HLDX), despite the Swedish company's management withdrawing its support for a
takeover because of expected regulatory opposition to a
deal, according to Reuters.
Bernstein analysts said a full
takeover could be expensive but suggested a partnership
deal would benefit both parties.
Foreign investors hit the brakes last December, shortly after the Harper government approved the Nexen and Progress
deals and the prime minister warned that future
takeovers in the oilsands by state - owned enterprises (SOEs) would be approved on only an exceptional basis.
Amazon visited Georgia grass - fed meat producer White Oak Pastures in March, 2-1/2 months before announcing the $ 13.7 billion Whole Foods
takeover, to discuss a possible distribution
deal, White Oak owner Will Harris told Reuters.
A medical research company linked to Curtin University is seeking an ASX listing through the reverse
takeover of Minquest in a
deal worth nearly $ 5 million.
Stratum Metals has become the sixth Western Australian company to cancel a backdoor listing
deal in the past year, with the Nedlands - based business reviewing its future options, including plans for the East Menzies gold project, after walking away from a planned reverse
takeover of a US technology venture.
Phoenix Gold has reiterated shareholders should reject a cash and scrip
takeover offer from Evolution Mining, even though a rise in Evolution's share price has boosted the value of the
deal.
Energy giant Woodside Petroleum is considering growth opportunities in Papua New Guinea, announcing today it was evaluating a
takeover offer for Oil Search through an all - scrip
deal valued at more than $ 11 billion.
Gleneagle Gold will make a second attempt at a reverse
takeover with plans to buy a local unlisted medical cannabis company in a
deal worth about $ 8 million.
Perth - based Braziron has announced plans to delist from the ASX and leave the resources industry through the reverse
takeover of a private road safety barriers business in a
deal worth $ 6.3 million.
Plans by Emeco Holdings to diversify and accelerate its growth through M&A
deals have come to naught, after the mining equipment supplier announced today its agreed
takeover of Perth company RentCo and its merger discussions with Queensland competitor Orionstone had both been terminated.
Naracoota Resources has announced plans to exit mining and enter the tech sphere through the reverse
takeover of a health informatics company backed by Perth technology entrepreneur Nathan Buzza, in a
deal worth $ 12.4 million.
The competition watchdog has further delayed its decision on the $ 9 billion
takeover of rail and ports giant Asciano, after receiving complaints that the
deal would reduce competition in the container logistics business.
Australia's corporate watchdog has launched an inquiry into TPG Telecom's planned $ 1.6 billion
takeover of iiNet, after saying the
deal may lead to a substantial lessening of competition.
In 2008, the Conference Board concluded that, on average, foreign
takeovers of Canadian companies were more positive than all - Canadian
deals because «product and geographic overlap of businesses is less with foreign owners.»