TXU's &#36;32B buyout draws muted criticism
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Texans weary of high electric bills and environmentalists who fought TXU Corp.'s plans for more coal-fired power plants offered only muted criticism Monday of the proposed takeover of the state's largest electric utility.
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A confluence of business decisions and environmental concerns drove the TXU buyout.
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An investor group seeking to acquire  TXU Corp.  pledged that if its $32 billion buyout bid is  successful it will hold on to the utility for at least five  years and will not load any acquisition-related debt onto the  utility, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Cubic Expression&#39;s main objection to the Glazer family&#39;s 300p-per-share bid for its 29 per cent stake in Manchester United was that the bid was not unconditional.
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And the market reaction looks a little screwy.
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But at nearly $300 billion, it's not a screaming buy.
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Texas power company TXU Corp. (TXU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its dividend by 350 percent, boosted its earnings forecast and increased its share buyback program
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DALLAS  - Utility TXU Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to pay &#36;220 million US to settle claims from the failure of its European subsidiary.
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The stock looks reasonably valued but some core businesses are struggling to grow.
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A consortium led by private-equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas Pacific Group is nearing a deal worth close to $45 billion for a Texas energy giant in what would be the largest leveraged buyout ever, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations.
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Management leads a $4.7 billion buyout bid. Are other bids on the way?
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NEW YORK, October 25  - TXU Corporation (TXU.NYS) has announced a new $50 million share buyback programme, while more than tripling its quarterly dividend payout, leading to an annual rate of $2.
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Malcolm Glazer&#39;s bid for Manchester United isn&#39;t over, despite being turned away by the British soccer club&#39;s board of directors over concerns that his proposed buyout requires too much debt.
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TXU Corp., Texas' largest electricity producer, said Monday it has agreed to be sold to a group of private-equity firms for about $45 billion including debt in what would be the largest private buyout in U.S. corporate history if shareholders go along.
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Not all tender offers are cause for shareholder excitement.
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It is common for a merger battle to involve a healthy dose of public posturing on issues such as price and logistics. But while such maneuvering typically plays out in the media, or during analyst forums, it&#39;s rare to see it happen in a courtroom.
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A combination of National, Alamo, Thrifty and Dollar in a deal valued at more than $3 billion is being discussed.