World news about “Takeover” published by euronews.
Takeover denial hits Vodafone shares Vodafone’s shares fell on Wednesday after Verizon Communications ruled out a full takeover of the British based firm. The US telecommunications giant said… 03/04/2013
Prudential fined over AIA deal Britain’s largest insurance company, Prudential, has been fined the equivalent of 35 million euros over its failed attempt to buy Asian rival AIA three years… 27/03/2013
FBI probes potential Heinz deal insider trading The FBI has said it is joining the US Securities and Exchange Commission in an investigation into possible insider trading before the takeover of food firm… 20/02/2013
Blame game after HP multi billion euro writedown American computer giant Hewlett-Packard has asked US and UK authorities to investigate what it claims was a, “wilful effort to mislead” by UK company… 21/11/2012
Heineken wins Tiger beer battle Heineken has won full control of Asia Pacific Breweries, the maker of Tiger beer. That ends a two-month takeover battle by the Dutch brewer which want to… 28/09/2012
‘Major Tom’ fights for EADS-BAE merger The boss of aerospace group EADS has been trying to convince German lawmakers that they should back its planned merger with British defence firm BAE Systems… 26/09/2012
Schaeffler tiring of Continental? German automotive parts supplier Schaeffler has taken its debt restructuring a step further at the expense of its partner – Continental by selling part of its… 25/09/2012
Universal faces the music with EMI sell-off order Vivendi’s Universal Music Group has been given the go ahead by the EU to buy EMI’s recorded music unit. But European competition regulators said to avoid… 21/09/2012
Glencore Xstrata deal still in limbo Commodities trader Glencore seems to be digging in its heels on the price it is prepared to pay for miner Xstrata. Glencore’s chief executive Ivan… 21/08/2012
Battle of cosmetics giants Avon v. Coty begins It looks as though Avon may still be calling after the cosmetics giant fought off a the opening shots in a takeover bid by Coty. Avon has turned down a $10… 02/04/2012
Chinese set to buy Saab The struggling Swedish carmaker Saab looks likely to become the latest European firm to be snapped up by the Chinese. The company has not made a car for… 28/10/2011
US to block AT&T T-Mobile deal Turmoil surrounds the proposed takeover of Deutsche Telekom’s US division T-Mobile by AT&T as the US government moved to block it. Washington believes a… 01/09/2011
Macarthur digs sweetened Peabody, Arcelor bid Australia’s Macarthur Coal has accepted an improved 3.6 billion euros takeover offer from top US mining company Peabody Energy and the world’s biggest… 30/08/2011
Foster’s rejects SABMiller offer Foster’s has rejected a takeover bid from global giant SABMiller complaining the seven billion euros cash offer is too low. However investors say… 21/06/2011
VW moves on MAN Scania tie-up German carmaker Volkswagen has formally launched its bid for MAN to create Europe’s biggest truckmaker and take on market leaders Daimler and Volvo. … 31/05/2011
Parmalat board wants more from Lactalis The board of Italian food group Parmalat has said a 3.4 billion euro buyout bid by French dairy group Lactalis is too low. That rejection came after they… 17/05/2011
Police raid offices in Parmalat probe – sources Italian finance police investigating possible insider trading and market-rigging involving food group Parmalat have reportedly searched several company… 11/05/2011
Danisco board backs higher DuPont bid Denmark’s Danisco has urged its shareholders to accept a higher takeover bid from US chemicals group DuPont and said they will not get a better… 02/05/2011
Johnson & Johnson connected to Synthes The US healthcare group Johnson & Johnson is to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes for the equivalent of 14.8 billion euros. It is Johnson & Johnson’s… 27/04/2011
Rhodia purchase to give Solvay emerging markets boost Belgian chemicals group Solvay is set to take over France’s Rhodia with a 3.4 billion euros cash bid. Solvay is looking to improve sales in emerging markets… 04/04/2011
Vodafone sells SFR stake to Vivendi The latest big deal in the phone world has Britain’s Vodafone selling its 44 percent stake in France’s SFR to the French communications and entertainment… 04/04/2011
Parmalat shareholder meeting delayed The board of Italian dairy group Parmalat has agreed to postpone its annual shareholders meeting from the middle of April to June. Three Italian banks… 01/04/2011
Italy ‘moving on anti-takeover law’ The Italian government is reportedly going to move to block foreign takeovers of what it considers to be “strategic” Italian companies. The restrictions… 23/03/2011
Disney buys LucasfilmThe force is certainly with American filmmaker George Lucas, who has sold his Lucasfilm outfit to Walt Disney for over four billion dollars. Lucas will get… 31/10/2012
Diageo hopes Turkish deal will delightBritain’s Diageo has agreed to buy the Turkish spirits group Mey Icki for the equivalent of one and a half billion euros. The deal will give the world’s… 21/02/2011
Sweetened offer wins Genzyme for SanofiFrench drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to buy US biotech group Genzyme with a improved cash offer the equivalent of almost 14.9 billion euros. It will… 16/02/2011
Financial market landscape shiftsPlans by NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse to get together and create the world’s largest stock exchange have set off a new round of consolidation speculation… 10/02/2011
Sanofi: Genzyme takeover talks progressingSanofi-Aventis has said it is making progress on the purchase of US biotech firm Genzyme. At the same time the French drugmaker said its earning this year… 09/02/2011
Citigroup takes over EMI in debt-for-equity swapUS bank Citigroup has taken control of the British music company EMI on the basis that its private equity owner would never be able to repay the four billion… 02/02/2011
Sanofi extends Genzyme bid againFrench drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has extended its offer for US biotech firm Genzyme for a second time, as they continue talks on a deal. The 13.6 billion… 24/01/2011
ACS secures crucial Hochtief holdingSpanish builder ACS has secured a crucial 30 percent holding in German construction group Hochtief in its hotly contested takeover bid. The 30 percent level… 04/01/2011
Shell ‘considered BP bid’BP’s shares shot up on Tuesday following a report that rival Royal Dutch Shell had considered a takeover bid during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The… 04/01/2011
Spanish builder seeks bigger global shareSpain’s largest builder, ACS, has taken a 30 percent stake in German rival Hochtief. The move comes as the company, whose portfolio is centred on Europe… 23/12/2010
ACS’s Hochtief stake creeps upSpanish construction group ACS says it now has 27.26 percent of the shares of Germany’s biggest builder Hochtief. That leaves ACS short of its target of a… 22/12/2010
Qatar helps Hochtief fight ACS takeover bidThe Gulf state of Qatar is helping German construction company Hochtief fight off a hostile takeover bid by taking a near-10 percent stake. Qatar says the… 06/12/2010
Regulator go-ahead puts Hochtief closer to takeoverGermany’s biggest construction group Hochtief is a step closer to being bought out by Spanish rival ACS after German regulators gave the hostile takeover the… 30/11/2010
Sanofi goes hostile with Genzyme bidAs expected, Sanofi-Aventis has launched a hostile takeover bid for US biotechnology firm Genzyme. The French drugmaker is taking its 13.5 billion euro… 04/10/2010
Dana fends off KNOC takeover bidScottish oil and gas group Dana Petroleum has rejected a hostile takeover bid from the Korea National Oil Corp. The two billion euro bid was not enough for… 08/09/2010
Potash seeks richer bidderPotash is looking for buyers willing to top BHP Billiton’s 30 billion euro hostile takeover offer. Sources at the world’s largest fertiliser firm said they… 20/08/2010
Cadbury given more time over takeoverCadbury has been given an extra three days to prepare its defence against a takeover bid from the US company Kraft. The UK Takeover Panel says the British… 30/12/2009
