Sentences with phrase «latest takeover attempt»

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Remarkably, Richmont founder and chairman John Rochon, former CEO of Avon rival Mary Kay, led an attempted takeover of Avon that began in the late 1980s and ended in the early 1990s.

In late 2002 and early 2003, the global organization — recently spun off from Bass Group — faced bloated overhead costs in the competitive hotel industry, experienced a decline in business and vacation travel because of the worldwide economic downturn and the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), underwent a brand name change (from Six Continents), and battled a hostile takeover attempt by British entrepreneur Hugh Osmond.

Rupert Murdoch's latest attempt to takeover the British satellite company Sky, which includes the 24 - hour news channel Sky News, has been provisionally blocked by British regulators over concerns the Murdoch family would have too much control over the British media.

Wiedeking led a failed hostile takeover attempt of Volkswagen, and later opposed the merger of the two carmakers.

The company attempted a takeover of McLaren, a British racing car company, late last year.