Eidos, the company that fathered the hugely popular Ms Croft, looks like becoming the latest high - profile British computer games company to be bought by a foreign competitor after receiving
a takeover approach from its French rival Infogrames.
Also in December, the board definitively rejected (another)
takeover approach from an unnamed suitor.
Hershey has rejected
a takeover approach from Mondelēz International that would have created «the world's largest candy company.»
** British engineer Invensys Plc, the target of
a takeover approach from France's Schneider Electric SA, said it was still discussing the 3.3 billion pound ($ 5.1 billion) takeover proposal.
This is not an organic earnings growth but the result of a failed
takeover approach from Kraft Heinz.
Canada's Entertainment One, the owner of children's TV brand Peppa Pig, said it had rejected a 1 billion pound
takeover approach from broadcaster ITV on Aug. 10.
* TDC rejected
takeover approach from consortium last week.
• Vocus Group Ltd (ASX: VOC) received a A$ 2.2 billion ($ 1.7 billion)
takeover approach from Affinity Equity Partners, matching a similar offer from KKR & Co LP, according to Reuters.
They also closely echo comments made by Warrnambool Cheese & Butter in late 2009 to justify the rejection of
takeover approaches from several companies that were later revealed to be Murray Goulburn and Canadian group Saputo.
Not exact matches
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.
Market pioneer Groupon, which turned down a US$ 6 - billion
takeover offer
from Google last December and has annualized revenues
approaching $ 1 billion, remains the dominant player, but its up - front model is easily copied.
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.
Then
from then on, Arsenal should
takeover the game and dictate the control of the game to the touted temporarily switched - off Spurs team for the 2nd next 15 - 20 minutes of the game during which Arsenal should have scored 2 goals
approaching half time.
But as some of the industry's biggest players look to M&A for expansion opportunities in a slowing market, speculation of another kind has dominated the headlines,
from reports that Burberry had rejected multiple
takeover approaches to LVMH's denial that it had acquired Supreme to Coach's widely covered pursuit of Kate Spade.
The
takeover in Jackson «offers an interesting new model, departing
from the more commonly used state
takeover approach across dozens of school districts,» Wong said.
The Fund's «Safe and Cheap [1]»
approach to common stock investment encompasses consideration of four factors: super strong financial positions; reasonable managements; understandable businesses; and a price that represents a meaningful discount
from our estimate of what the security would be worth were the business a private company, or a
takeover candidate.
However, it could prove a deterrent to a
takeover approach, for example — but I didn't highlight this above, as I think any potential acquirer would also seek out / require assurances of support
from a majority of breeders (& buyers) anyway.
Reports have suggested that SABMiller launched its Heineken
takeover bid in order to safeguard itself against an
approach from AB InBev.
However, this
approach is not always possible, especially when considering that 2017 was bookended by an # 18.5 bn
takeover bid by 21st Century Fox and a # 22.1 bn
approach from broadcasting giant Comcast.
The move away
from exploration and new drilling activity has seen a consolidation in the service company sector as businesses seek to merge or acquire competitors with advanced technologies or unique service offerings, as demonstrated in both the Halliburton
takeover of Baker Hughes and Schlumberger's
approach for Cameron.