takeover bid

Mr Deripaska's Norilsk Nickel bid now looks to have been a takeover bid too far.

But now that Rio is the subject of a hostile takeover bid from BHP, it has taken the lead on aggressive pricing.

Don't worry about how the Chairman might react to the takeover bid; there's plenty of fight left in him.

Many saw China's decision in March to reject a takeover bid by Coca-Cola for a Chinese juice company as a bad omen.

He became chief executive in 1999 after a failed takeover bid for his bank, which he says "was a big kick up the backside" .

Local rules would then prohibit him from stakebuilding without making a full takeover bid.

A few months after Rio bought Alcan, BHP approached Rio with an audacious takeover bid worth some $135 billion.

Cadbury, a venerable chocolate-maker, is just the latest household name to be swallowed by foreigners after a hostile takeover bid.

The Spanish government saw off a German takeover of Endesa, a utility, but eventually gave in to a joint takeover bid led by Italians.

You may decide that you don't want to be part of this takeover bid for the world.

They made a takeover bid for the company.

Now the two private-equity firms have joined forces in a takeover bid for Opodo, Europe's biggest travel website.

Neither company is big enough to launch a full Cadbury takeover bid alone.

Initially the Arsenal board were against Stan having majority share also but were willing to wane to counter Usmanov's takeover bid. Why?

It may even prompt a larger rival lender to make a takeover bid for the entire bank.

The American billionaire owns 12% of the club and reports suggested he was considering a full takeover bid.

Once their holding reaches 30% they would be obliged under City rules to mount a formal takeover bid.

talks broke down amid accusations of a hostile takeover bid.

American businessman Stan Kroenke has increased his stake in Arsenal and is nearing a compulsory takeover bid.

Share price soaring on the news of the takeover bid or the news of the takeover bid sent share price soaring .

SGX, Singapore's main stock exchange, launched a takeover bid for ASX, its Australian counterpart.

VW holds a 29. 9 percent stake in MAN and would be forced to make a mandatory takeover bid if the stake rose to 30 percent.

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer told a business lunch in Sydney that he had moved on after Yahoo rejected its takeover bid in the spring.

Buying Lone Star's 68 per cent stake is expected to trigger a takeover bid for the entire bank, which has a market capitalisation of Y261bn.

The disclosure of the takeover bid raised share price.

BHP Billiton formally ended its $40 billion takeover bid for PotashCorp, the world's largest fertiliser company.

Singapore Exchange Ltd. 's US$8. 2 billion takeover bid for ASX Ltd. is no sure thing.

White Knight, a friendly party in a takeover bid.

Austrian oil and gas firm OMV is set to launch a $20bn hostile takeover bid for Hungarian refiner MOL.

In 1999, SocGen escaped a takeover bid by BNP and there has been consistent market speculation ever since.

We are making a takeover bid and putting an offer to the shareholders.

The reason I'm calling is to find out if there is any news about your company's takeover bid for Shamrock Corp.

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. jumped 5. 9 percent after the New York Post said it may receive a takeover bid.

Yahoo! Inc. plans to reject a $44. 6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp, a source said.

a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding.

Last year Alcon set up a committee of independent directors to protect minorities in the event of a takeover bid.

The unexpected takeover bid enlivened trading in Hong Kong on what was otherwise a bad day for the market.

We must try to prevent the takeover bid.

It can also mean the act of offering securities in response to a takeover bid, or a tender offer.

To make a takeover bid for a company

Panasonic launches Sanyo takeover bid