Not exact matches
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt accused the firm
of flogging the show to the «highest
bidder» and «ignoring the risk» Channel 4 took on it.
If Rio Tinto decides to opt out
of diamond mining, it may choose to sell all
of its assets together, but it's possible that the Diavik stake could be sold separately, with Dominion considered a likely
bidder.
Private - equity firm Lantern Capital is the winning
bidder for substantially all the assets
of The Weinstein Company.
«Increased regulation, in China, Europe, and the U.S. have left sellers wary
of pursing Chinese
bidders due to concerns over whether deals will be able to close, despite higher premiums often being available,» the report said.
That could leave an opening for a
bidder such as Softbank Group, Yahoo's partner in Yahoo Japan, which might be able to devise a way to minimize the tax bill that would come with any sale
of the Asia investments.
Of course, Ackman has waged a very public battle, teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), to buy Allergan, resulting in Allergan filing a lawsuit against the hostile bidders and, now, the SEC is reportedly investigating the legality of the Ackman - Valeant bi
Of course, Ackman has waged a very public battle, teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), to buy Allergan, resulting in Allergan filing a lawsuit against the hostile
bidders and, now, the SEC is reportedly investigating the legality
of the Ackman - Valeant bi
of the Ackman - Valeant bid.
The Weinstein Company said it had received a letter
of interest from Inclusion Media, a potential
bidder backed by Broadway producer Howard Kagan, after the bid deadline.
Private - equity firm Lantern Capital is the winning
bidder for substantially all the assets
of The Weinstein Company, the TV and film studio that filed for bankruptcy after co-founder Harvey Weinstein was accused
of sexual assault, The Weinstein Company said on Tuesday.
Ellison, cofounder
of Oracle, was the other
bidder.
The battle for control
of Aditya Birla Minerals has intensified, with
bidder Metals X extending its $ 68 million takeover offer to late February while accusing the target
of lacking transparency around expenses.
(Here is a list
of the most likely
bidders).
Kerry Stokes» private company and three property investors are among five
bidders shortlisted for the privatisation
of Perth's major fruit and vegetable market, which includes the largest land development site in Canning Vale.
Rox Resources» joint venture partner Teck Australia has voiced concern today with the company's proposed sale
of its stake in the Reward zinc - lead project to Marindi Metals, after competing
bidder IM Medical said last week an exclusivity agreement had been breached.
A joint venture between BGC Contracting and Laing O'Rourke has been confirmed as the successful
bidder for a $ 417 million contract to deliver the second stage
of the Northlink WA roads project.
Rutila Resources and Lemur Resources have both received ticks
of approval by independent experts for their respective off - market takeover offers by foreign
bidders.
Yahoo might be interested, since sports fans are a big part
of its user base — but Apple and YouTube are both potential
bidders as well.
Another option for Sirius would be to sell off the unused spectrum to the highest
bidder, which would translate to billions
of dollars in a marketplace where communications companies are constantly vying for more bandwidth.
Toshiba has narrowed down the field
of bidders for its chip unit to four suitors, sources have also said.
It's a strange notion to think that Facebook has created this vast social experiment for the betterment
of mankind and not to sell ads to the highest
bidder.
A unit
of China's Fosun Group and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co are among
bidders for a stake in U.S. speciality drugmaker Arbor Pharmaceuticals LLC.
Toshiba announced Wednesday it had selected a consortium led by the public - private Innovation Network Corp.
of Japan (INCJ) as a preferred
bidder.
MADRID / LONDON, April 20 (Reuters)- The private equity funds
of Blackstone and Apollo are the only two
bidders left in the sale
of Spanish gaming hall operator Cirsa, raising doubts about whether the sale will go ahead, sources familiar with the matter said.
Toshiba said earlier it has chosen a consortium
of Bain and Japanese government investors as the preferred
bidder for its chip business, aiming to clinch a deal worth some 2 trillion yen ($ 18 billion) by next week as it scrambles for funds to cover massive losses.
Microsoft, AT&T, and Comcast are dropping out
of the bid, although there's a small chance that Microsoft could provide a «token investment» to the winning
bidder, it said.
The expectation the company had in terms
of price were not met by the incoming expressions
of interest it got from potential
bidders, according to the sources.
Some blame the governor, Scott Walker, for announcing that Wisconsin was «open for business,» while jobs move elsewhere; others call the process
of locating in the highest
bidder's home town simply a form
of corporate blackmail.
MADRID / LONDON, April 20 - The private equity funds
of Blackstone and Apollo are the only two
bidders left in the sale
of Spanish gaming hall operator Cirsa, raising doubts about whether the sale will go ahead, sources familiar with the matter said.
Every year, Glide, a San Francisco church and mission, is the beneficiary
of an auction in which the prize for the top
bidder is a private lunch with Buffett.
But
of course, when the machines are restarted by the workers» co-operative, the inputs are still being bought on the open market, and the products that result are still being sold to the highest
bidder and so on.
These cyber zombies know that from the moment they begin an attack, they have a limited amount
of time to disseminate the information they find (your customer's credit card info, medical info, etc.) to the highest
bidder.
No committed financing was required for second - round bids, and Yahoo will assemble in the coming days a new shortlist
of bidders from which it will solicit binding offers.
Jimmy Kimmel quells rumours he was the Sotheby's
bidder who paid US$ 1.9 million for a nude painting
of Bea Arthur.
Owner Ahmed Zayat
of Zayat Stables had put the horse up on the auction block, only to end up purchasing him back after going head - to - head with another
bidder.
The operator
of the Circle K convenience store chain in the United States is seen as a likely
bidder to buy the retail assets
of oil and gas giant Hess.
According to court papers filed late Thursday, the
bidder is taking on a role
of a «stalking horse» in a court - approved auction set for Monday in New York.
«While we are disappointed by this outcome and tried very hard to identify
bidders interested in operating the business as a going concern, we are committed to working constructively with the winning
bidder to ensure an orderly wind - down
of operations,» said President and CEO Bill Tracy.
Brandgaard also played down the threat
of an interloper, saying: «In terms
of counter proposals it is not our understanding that any other
bidder is pursuing the target.»
It's also worth keeping in mind that this is an auction —
bidders will naturally downplay their interest in the hopes
of getting a better price.
COPENHAGEN / STOCKHOLM, Feb 12 - Danish telecoms operator TDC has been approached by a potential
bidder for all
of its shares and will withdraw from its $ 2.5 billion takeover
of MTG's broadcasting and entertainment business if such a bid materializes.
The highest
bidder will also receive a letter
of verification from the Secret Service confirming that the Fiat is in fact the same one that carted the Pope around during his visit.
COPENHAGEN / STOCKHOLM, Feb 12 - Danish telecoms group TDC has been approached again by a potential
bidder and could abandon its own planned $ 2.5 billion takeover
of Swedish MTG's broadcasting and entertainment business, it said on Monday.
The beleaguered technology company's core business is up for sale after years
of lackluster performance, with
bidders including frontrunner Verizon, inventor Dan Gilbert (backed by Warren Buffett), TPG, and a consortium that includes Bain Capital and former Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.
Now Businessweek reports that Shkreli paid $ 2 million for a single, deluxe copy
of the Wu - Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, which the group said it would sell to the highest
bidder.
Andrew says: Fidelity lost 50 %
of its investment in 2 years after offering more than 2x the next highest
bidder.
Although the terms
of the Knowingly purchase haven't been made public, sources who looked into buying some or all
of the assets said the initial price for the editorial part
of the company was $ 6 million, but eventually that was reduced to $ 1 million, and still many
bidders backed out — in part because the editorial staff had all been let go.
Closed - shop rules imposed by the carpenters» union dictate public tendering policies, and so most future municipal construction contracts can only be bid by approved union firms, dramatically reducing the number
of eligible
bidders.
An anonymous
bidder agreed at auction to pay $ 3,456,789 to eat lunch with Warren Buffett, tying the record for the right to dine with one
of the world's most admired investors.
24 gives ISPs carte blanche to raid our online behaviors, analyze them and then hawk the result
of that data collection — our cyber profiles — to the highest
bidders.
The development has attracted 385
bidders, according to people.com, a website under People's Daily, half
of whom had registered as companies.
Not all offers involve exactly the same assets, with some
bidders indicating they are not interested in some
of the patents and real estate assets on offer, sources have previously said.