Bid approach for NI drugs firm
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Women's healthcare specialist Warner Chilcott says it has received a bid approach which could value it at more than Â£1.5bn.
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The Nasdaq reveals a Â£2.7bn  hostile takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange.
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Australian zinc producer Zinifex Ltd   launched an all cash bid worth up to A$775 million  ($668 million) for nickel miner Allegiance Mining  on  Monday as it looks to diversify out of zinc and copper.
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A consortium headed by Goldman Sachs, which lost out in the Â£1.6bn bidding war for Warner Chilcott last week, is considering coming back with a higher offer for the women&#39;s healthcare company.
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Business & money: Consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland is today expected to make a Â£49bn hostile takeover bid for the Dutch bank ABN Amro.
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In negotiating to buy Guidant, Johnson & Johnson is looking for an acquisition to increase its presence in the lucrative, fast-growing market for medical devices.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Northern Irish drugmaker Warner Chilcott (UK:WCRX) said it&#39;s received a third offer at a price of 837 pence a share - a 2.2 percent premium to the share&#39;s 818.
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British brewer Scottish and Newcastle (S&N)  considers selling its Finnish holding company to block a potential joint bid from Carlsberg  and Heineken , a Sunday paper said.
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Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is mulling a bid for the generics business of Germany's Merck KGaA , a unit worth at least 4 billion euros ($5.3 billion), a source close to the process said.
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Embattled bank Northern Rock said on Wednesday it had been approached by several unnamed parties with a view to a possible takeover.
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Northern Irish drug maker Warner Chilcott Plc has received a bid approach worth 837 pence per share which values the company at 1.53 billion pounds ($2.
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The drug maker's paperwork also is part of the actions required to issue shares in connection its proposed offer Polish pharmaceutical company known as Polfa Kutno.
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UK life insurer Resolution confirms it has had a bid approach by rival investment firm Standard Life.
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Northern Ireland's biggest electricity supplier, Viridian, accepts a Â£1.6bn takeover bid from a Bahrain-based firm.
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The owners of the Northern Bank have confirmed for the first time that it may be on the market. The National Australia Bank has said it will consider selling its operations on both sides of the Irish border.
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Faced with the threat of generic competition, the company focuses its efforts on a new drug.
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A bidding consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to give some insight as to whether it will go ahead with a rival offer.