Sentences with phrase «takeover attempt by»

Macerich Co. will add two independent directors to its board and end a stockholder rights plan in a settlement with investors who criticized moves put in place to fight off a takeover attempt by Simon Property Group Inc..

A hostile takeover attempt by fellow French multimedia company Vivendi, who formerly owned another industry leading developer and publisher Activision Blizzard, is underway.

In other Ubisoft news, the company finally managed to fend off a years - long hostile takeover attempt by French media conglomoerate Vivendi.

Kellgren brilliantly nails each cast member in this laugh - out - loud tale of the fate of a high - end fashion magazine and its editor, faced with a takeover attempt by her younger, tech - savvy assistant.

A hostile takeover attempt by fellow French multimedia company Vivendi, who formerly owned another industry leading developer and publisher Activision Blizzard, is underway.

In his four years as CEO the company managed a merger of equals, grew from $ 210 million in revenues to $ 562 million, survived an aborted takeover attempt by Microsoft (msft), and evolved into a company that today is a regular on Fortune's list of Best Places to Work.

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.

It has sought to fight off a hostile $ 105 billion takeover attempt by a rival, the Singapore - based chip maker Broadcom.

Unilever posted better - than - expected first quarter revenues and increased its quarterly dividend by 12 % as it continues to appease shareholders after a failed takeover attempt by Kraft Heinz.

Allergan (AGN), maker of Botox, continued its fight against the hostile takeover attempt by Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) recently in a press release reiterating its belief that VRX's acquisition - driven business model is unsustainable.

Vice had not provided updates on its offline intentions until today, but rumours of a takeover attempt by conventional broadcasting companies Time Warner and Fox served to keep the news channel - speculation alive, because being absorbed into a traditional media conglomerate would give Vice easy access to their cable networks and partners.

Not exact matches

Icahn already raised his bid by a dollar a share in mid-April, but unless he raises it again, the rights plan will likely succeed and his takeover attempt could fizzle.

Broadcom's takeover attempt is complicated further by Qualcomm's pending acquisition of NXP Semiconductors (nxpi), meant to give Qualcomm broader access to new markets.

In 2012 Ackman was instrumental in a proxy fight that installed Hunter Harrison as CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway; he is currently involved in a hostile takeover attempt of of Botox maker Allergan by Quebec's Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

(On last year's attempted purchase of Potash Corp. by Australia - based BHP Billington, he said that, «if this had been in Australia, to put the shoe on the other foot, I don't believe that takeover would have been approved.»)

The current $ 2.2 - billion bid by Chinese state - owned Sinopec for Calgary's Daylight Energy marks the first time a Chinese company has attempted a 100 % takeover of a Canadian oil and gas producer.

As previously reported by WA Business News, if successful in its takeover attempt, Metcash has plans to close down the Perth offices of FAL and sell the group's 81 Action supermarkets across Australia to independent retailers.

Monday, Tribune Publishing Co. said Soon - Shiong's Nant Capital had made a $ 70.5 million investment in the publisher, a move seen as an attempt to fend off a hostile takeover by Gannett Co..

In addition, these provisions may make it difficult and expensive for a third party to pursue a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that is opposed by the Principal Stockholders, our management or our Board of Directors.

Certain provisions of Delaware law and certain provisions that will be included in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws summarized below may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter, or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interests, including attempts that might result in a premium being paid over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.

However, these provisions may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a merger or acquisition of our company by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or other takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including attempts that might result in a premium over the prevailing market price for the shares of Class A common stock held by stockholders.

SABMiller finally accepted a takeover by InBev after the fifth attempt by Anheuser - Busch, the world's largest brewer...

SYDNEY, June 6 (Reuters)- Australia's competition regulator has blocked an attempted takeover of Rafferty's Garden, an organic baby food supplier, by U.S. - based food giant H.J. Heinz Co on concerns that the deal would have reduced competition significantly.

Speaking before last night's conference, he cited attempts by the French and Luxembourg governments to block takeovers of domestic firms and warned such «economic patriot policies» would do nothing for economic growth across the European Union.

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.

They are incandescent at the political damage done by the phone - hacking scandal and angry that News Corp has not voluntarily suspended its attempted takeover of BSkyB in the wake of the allegations.

The furore over the attempted takeover of the UK's AstraZeneca by US - based Pfizer showed how contentious state involvement in the pharma industry can be.

A whirlwind of ruthless ambition, power struggles, greed and deception ensues as Tourneuil's brutal ascent is jeopardized by a hostile takeover attempt from a large American hedge fund led by Dittmar Rigule (Gabriel Byrne), erotic distractions from international supermodel Nassim (Liya Kebede), and adversaries with an agenda for destruction.

«Wisconsin Jobs Now will continue to support efforts by parents and educators to establish real community schools and will fight back vigorously against any attempt to appoint another Takeover Czar or expand the failed takeover legiTakeover Czar or expand the failed takeover legitakeover legislation.

The attempted takeover was made possible by a highly disputed new law called Parent Trigger, which allows half - or - more of parents at any failing school (as designated by the U.S. Department of Education) to make major decisions about its future.

Business Week has an article, Fighting takeovers by playing the debt card, describing Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMLN) attempts to fend off Carl Icahn through the use of a «P...

Business Week has an article, Fighting takeovers by playing the debt card, describing Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMLN) attempts to fend off Carl Icahn through the use of a «Poison Put.»

[5] From 1906 to 1934 the office of County Clerk was held by John Mahiʻai Kāneakua, who had been active in attempts to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne after the United States takeover of Hawaiʻi in 1893.

They might well use the EF to attempt a disastrous backdoor takeover of the US economy by EPA in the name of climate alarmism, which may have been Obama's intent.

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The attempted hashing power takeover was met by Twitter hashtag activism.

The major allegation has been put forward by the Italian Blockchain research lab which criticises SegWit2x as «an attempt to perform a political takeover of Bitcoin.»

A key development to watch in this situation, analysts say, is the attempt by Simon (with its partner Westfield America Trust) to pull off the $ 3.55 billion takeover of Taubman, which would consist of about $ 1.75 billion in equity and the assumption of $ 1.8 billion in Taubman debt.

Hilton Hotels, which was at the epicenter of merger activity last year, may end up having the most impact on the industry even though it was outbid by Starwood for ITT Sheraton in a bitter takeover attempt.