Rio's offer for Riversdale is its first attempt at a sizeable acquisition since a disastrous purchase of Alcan in 2007.
自从2007年收购加拿大铝业公司遭到惨重损失后,这是力拓首次尝试如此大的收购。
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In the decade Sir Fred Goodwin spent at the top of the Royal bank of Scotland, RBS went on an acquisition spree culminating in the disastrous purchase of ABN AMRO, a Dutch bank.