Variety reports Searchlight's $ 9 million purchase came out on
top of a bidding war involving The Weinstein Company, Focus Features and Roadside Attractions.
Not exact matches
Manchester City reportedly expect a
bidding war to break out between European
top clubs over securing the signing
of Sergio Aguero this summer.
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of crucial Chelsea clash Man City look to outbid Manchester United with $ 32m offer as
bidding war for
top - class forward continues
At the start
of this article you were asked to consider what a free market would lead to if
top recruits were the beneficiaries
of bidding wars for their services.
The club's decision not to get involved in a
bidding war with local rivals Manchester United for Alexis Sanchez despite long - standing interest, and even though Guardiola had previously worked with the Chilean at Barcelona, was another vote
of City's confidence in their all - time
top goalscorer.
The news comes as QPR continue negotiations with Mark Hughes about succeeding Neil Warnock as manager, with the hope that a new boss can reignite the fortunes
of Taarabt, who has been on the fringes this term, having fired the R's to promotion from the Championship the season before.A deal with French money bags Paris Saint - Germain looked like going through in the summer, but Taarabt later blamed political differences for the transfer ultimately collapsing, leaving him frustrated at having to stay in England.The mercurial Moroccan has interest from a host
of top European clubs, but his conduct in the last few months, including walking out
of QPR's 1 - 0 win over Chelsea at half - time and consistently admitting he wants to leave, have left many questioning his attitude and professionalism.However, Qatari side Al - Sadd have not been put off, and made their move for Taarabt last week, only to pull out
of a deal after being told it would take a whopping # 15 million to convince them to sell.That sort
of figure also rules out Newcastle and Aston Villa as potential destinations, with the thought now that QPR will hang on to Taarabt until at least the summer, where they hope Taarabt could spark a
bidding war, after being rejuvenated under a new manager and firing the club to Premier League safety.
A happy surprise: a timely antidote to the comic - book mindlessness
of «Spider - Man» and repetitive space fantasy
of «Star
Wars,» and an encouraging
bid from the
top of the A-list to once again reach very high and spit in the face
of the gutless formula filmmaking that rules Hollywood.
While distressed properties can't find buyers and eventually sell at a steep discount,
top - quality projects often become the subject
of bidding wars...
It's an unfortunate scenario all good agents strive to avoid; let's say a buyer you represent has just purchased a home at the
top of their budget and participated in a
bidding war to do so.
What blows My Mind: There are
bidding wars on homes at the very
top of the market.
The good news is that once all
of the repairs are made and your house is in tip
top shape, you will probably have a buyer in no time, and maybe even a
bidding war with people competing to buy your house!