Kidde shares up 38% since offer
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Fire-extinguisher maker Kidde yesterday poured more water on wannabe bidder United Technology Corporation when its chairman said Kidde&#39;s shareholders had backed the board&#39;s rejection of the Â£1.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- United Technologies (UTX) said its $2.8 billion cash offer for UK fire safety group Kidde (UK:KID) has been accepted by Kidde&#39;s board.
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His new acquisition - taking his holding from 25.3% to 27.63% - has heightened speculation he will soon make a definite takeover bid.
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 42 points in light trading on a smaller-than-expected drop in factory orders and new merger-and-acquisition activity.
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Northern Rock shares surge almost 14% in early trade after the troubled bank says it is in takeover talks.
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Fire equipment manufacturer Kidde saw its share price rise by 20% on Friday after it confirmed it had rejected a Â£1.35bn ($2.46bn) takeover offer.
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Shares in United Airlines' parent company, UAL Corp., rose yesterday following a published report that it has retained Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to explore strategic options, including possible mergers with other carriers.
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British manufacturer Kidde PLC agreed to a Â£1.4 billion ($2.8 billion) takeover by US manufacturer United Technologies Corp. Thursday, but some analysts said the offer should have been higher.
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SHARES in Kidde soared more than 17 per cent yesterday after it emerged that the fire equipment group had rejected an indicative Â£1.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer increased his stake in Manchester United for the third straight trading day, upping his ownership share Tuesday to 28.11 percent and edging closer still to a possible takeover bid.
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Star-struck Wall Street gave a dazzling welcome to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Thursday, sending the shares of the animated film maker up more than 38 percent in their market debut.
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United Technologies made a 1.35 billion pound bid for Kidde, but the fire-fighting equipment maker has rejected the offer, saying it undervalues the company.
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Shares in China Construction Bank rise as much as 40% above its offer price as it starts trading in Shanghai.
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES (UTC), which has just seven days left to launch a formal bid for Kidde, is likely to ask the Takeover Panel for a deadline extension, after raising its offer by Â£42 million to Â£1.39 billion yesterday.
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A Qatari investment group said Friday that it has increased its stake in J Sainsbury to 25 percent.
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Kidde, the fire protection group, yesterday prepared to open its books to United Technologies Corporation after confirming the US conglomerate had tabled a revised cash offer of 165p a share.
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Shares in Manchester United Plc rose 3.1 percent after a newspaper report yesterday said the soccer club&#39;s two biggest investors may sell their stake to billionaire Malcolm Glazer for 310 pence ($5.