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Chinese companies are trying to snap up energy assets across the globe with official backing from Beijing.

Like its giant cousin Icadyptes, it had an hyper-elongated bill which it used to snap up fish in the ancient equatorial sea.

The favoured strategy is to snap up a small bank, healthy or not, and turn it into a vehicle to scoop up failed local rivals.

But Inter have been strong favourites to snap up the former Arsenal captain and a deal now finally appears close to completion.

Privateequity companies might snap up the group, although it is not easy to get such a deal financed these days.

It has no doubt gotten tougher for China to snap up resource assets as markets have regained some liquidty.

Other firms that have survived the slump in retailing in reasonable shape also seem to be looking for indebted competitors to snap up.

ARSENAL are ready to snap up Sunderland keeper Mart Poom in a loan swap with Justin Hoyte.

This could fuel concerns that the two parties are trying to snap up an undervalued asset on the cheap.

Indeed, plenty of rivals are ready to snap up Google's user base at the first sign of weakness.

Foreign buyers are taking advantage of a weak U. S. dollar and a depressed stock market to snap up U. S. companies at discounted prices.

A junk rating may not be an issue if foreign governments just snap up the bonds in a show of solidarity with Europe.

Investors from around the world, but especially China, are expected to flock to the auction and snap up the residences.

Stores are counting on hordes of shoppers who have been pulling back in recent months amid a challenging economy to snap up bargains.

It may also see a chance to snap up stakes in other private-equity firms through the fast-growing secondary market for limited partnerships.

Until residential developers start to snap up land, he says, overall land-transaction numbers aren't likely to rebound in a meaningful way.

Initial signs were that Chinese consumers will rush to snap up Groupon's offers, as they have in many other parts of the world.

If Chinese auto makers are truly poised to snap up struggling Western brands, the mooted maiden deal isn't much of a start.

It's a good time to snap up a struggling competitor with a product line that makes a great fit.

Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier made an attempt to snap up Douchez last month and is also maintaining interest.

To buy now is to make a bet that the economy will recover faster than most expect, not to snap up a bargain.

And for the strongest firms the downturn offers opportunities to snap up prime assets cheaply.

But some intrepid U. S. investors are venturing across the pond to snap up corporate bonds at cut-rate prices.

For banks that have resisted the temptations of the boom, this looks like a golden chance to snap up rivals cheaply.

When in that mood, he names a very high buy-sell price because he fears that you will snap up his interest and rob him of imminent gains.

Instead, analysts believe that motorists view the situation as an opportunity to snap up bargains.

The first group of users who might snap up the devices are road-warriors in the graphics and design business.

The question now is whether investors should snap up Chinese solar stocks as second-quarter earnings approach.

Still, Groebli and others note that these perks are just that -- perks, and not necessarily a reason to go snap up a Chinese stock.

This left Mr Dimon free to snap up tottering rivals including Bear Stearns, an investment bank, and Washington Mutual, a thrift.

After the first night of previews, I spotted guests queuing to snap up tickets for a return trip the following week.

Mr Tucker also said yesterday that recent market turmoil may present opportunities to snap up rivals.

Politicians such as Barnaby Joyce, alarmed by Chinese moves to snap up Australian mining assets, have been quick to make a connection.

Mr. Huang's problems are not deterring China from seeking to snap up bargains in crisis-hit Europe, however.

Should that be the case, savvy investors might spot an opportunity to snap up cheap assets.

A keen investor may choose to snap up both firms and create a transatlantic brokering powerhouse.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 foreign investors rushed to snap up former state-owned and collective farms.

Rafa Benitez is preparing to raid Real Madrid this summer to snap up battling midfielder Guti.

In method one, pass the snap up through the near cheek ring from outside to inside.

Some fear that Chinese and other firms will snap up the lost business.

And he's telling his followers to snap up shares immediately.

Would they renew or release? Snap up or toss out renewal offers that arrived in the mail?

There will certainly be more deals inspired by a need to snap up patents for offensive and defensive purposes.

The reason behind the rush is partly to snap up prime locations.

Meaning, right now, we have a historic opportunity to snap up Hope Diamond investments at cubic zirconia prices.

eople packed the shopping center to snap up bargains after Thanksgiving.

It will also encourage investors to snap up Treasury notes, making it easier to bring our fiscal house in order.

That would leave the "good bank" for Barclays to snap up.

Snap up a 36-exposure film instead of 24, reducing waste from packaging and processing.

Super-angels will snap up stars that VCs miss.

As soon as they lower the price we intend to snap up the house; it is exactly what we want.

Visible at that time, contend for effect bookman , furniture of snap up fine wood also is one of vogue.

But while fans snap up these i-products, people in China are paying for the production procedure with their health.

Coke's possible reunion with CCE, which went public in 1986, mirrors the steps PepsiCo took last year to snap up its largest bottlers.

This is because they could snap up Stefano Fiore plus cash in exchange for Camoranesi.

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