Dutch firm's move for ICI snubbed
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Akzo Nobel, the Dutch maker of Crown paint, says it has made a bid approach for UK rival ICI, but that it was rejected.
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- Shareholders of auto supplier Lear Corp. rejected a $2.9 billion buyout offer Monday from a firm led by billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
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The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday lifted a major obstacle to a bid by Barclays of Britain to buy ABN Amro, ruling that ABN could sell its US subsidiary without shareholder approval.
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Life insurance group Resolution, which is merging with peer Friends Provident, on Friday snubbed a formal bid from Pearl Assurance worth some 4.8 billion pounds.
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NEW YORK - IAC/InterActiveCorp. Chief Executive Barry Diller said Tuesday he would not rule out taking the Internet conglomerate private, but has no immediate plans to do so.
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Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings  has rejected calls from activist investor Knight Vinke Asset Management for it to review its strategy and shake up its corporate governance, the Financial Times reported.
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Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, becomes the latest company to say it is not interested in buying Chrysler.
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Scottish and Newcastle said Thursday it has rejected an improved bid from Danish group Carlsberg and Dutch peer Heineken that was worth about 7.6 billion pounds (10.1 billion euros, 14.8 billion dollars).
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Dutch bank ABN Amro, at the centre of the biggest takeover in the banking industry, on Sunday confirmed its neutral stance on the rival bids of Barclays and the three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Midland Group, a privately-owned international trading and investment organisation, has announced its involvement in Formula One racing, but is not buying the Jaguar team.
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The London Stock Exchange today rejected a Â£1.35bn takeover approach from German rival Deutsche BÃ¶rse, but held open the prospect of further talks.
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Dutch bank ABN Amro, at the centre of the biggest takeover in the banking industry, on Sunday confirmed its neutral stance on the rival bids of British bank Barclays and the three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Simed Internationals quest for more revelations on the controversial decision that saw the Dutch company lose out on the multi-million Liri tender for the supply of medical equipment at the Mater Dei hospital ...
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Competition boss who filed charges rejected a settlement offer so EU could maintain oversight.
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American investors and European companies are opposing a proposal to allow foreign companies to use international accounting standards in filings with United States regulators.
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Dutch-based insurer says NY attorney general probing fees paid to brokers for new business. AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands  - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has asked Dutch financial services
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Companies which recruit  investment  bankers to serve on their boards may not be doing their chief  executives any favors.