Arnault, Colony buy into Carrefour, shares rise
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French billionaire Bernard Arnault said on Wednesday he had taken a 9.1 percent stake in supermarket giant Carrefour  jointly with U.S. private equity group Colony Capital.
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The US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer last night kept his Manchester United bid hopes alive by wading into the market and buying a further 6 per cent of the club, lifting his stake to 25.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by another round of proposed takeovers and a report showing a stronger-than-expected reading in consumer confidence.
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Shares of Alcan Inc. rose after reports of possible takeover offers from Norsk Hydro ASA and Rio Tinto Group raised expectations of a bidding war with Alcoa Inc. for the Canadian aluminum producer.
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Shares of Macy&#39;s Inc.  rose on  Friday amid speculation that the retailer was ripe for a  takeover.
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MONTREALâBombardier Inc. common stock jumped 10 per cent yesterday as the market reacted to news the transportation giant has been selected to share in a major railway project in China.
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Colony Capital is poised to become a major competitor in the gaming industry nationwide after reaching a final agreement to buy four casinos from Harrah&#39;s Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment, analysts said Monday.
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Shares in the Spirit AeroSystems Holdings unit of Onex, the Canadian leveraged buyout company, rose 12 percent.
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Australia's Qantas Airways  has received a buyout offer from investment firms Macquarie Bank  and Texas Pacific Group that could be worth more than A$10 billion ($7.77 billion), sending its shares up 15 percent.
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Specialty food maker Lancaster Colony Corp. said Monday that its board raised the company&#39;s quarterly cash dividend by nearly 9 percent to 25 cents per share from 23 cents.
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The share price of British insurer Friends Provident leapt higher on Monday after American private equity company J.C. Flowers said it was considering a takeover bid.
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World stock markets rose Wednesday and European indexes were buoyed after Hilton Hotels agreed to be bought by the equity firm the Blackstone Group.
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Shares in Gallaher, which makes Silk Cut cigarettes, rise by 20% after an approach by a potential buyer.
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Shares in UK food and drink firm Allied Domecq rise on speculation that it could be a takeover target for France's Pernod Ricard.
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Stocks rose sharply in early trading higher Thursday as investors gleaned positive consumer spending trends from retailers' June sales reports. A new bid for aluminum maker Alcan Inc. added to the market's upbeat mood.
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Carrefour, the world&#39;s No. 2 food retailer said Wednesday that its profit increased 5.3 per cent in the first half of the year, as robust international operations and lower finance costs helped
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French retailer Carrefour and chip groups helped European shares hold their ground on Wednesday, and merger moves in the construction sector lent support.