Xstrata says takes control of Falconbridge
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Swiss-based Xstrata Plc  said on  Tuesday it had effectively taken control of Canadian miner  Falconbridge Ltd. , as it extended its all-cash bid  expiry date to give it more time to obtain remaining shares in  the company it does not already own.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) remains in the hunt for WMC Resources Ltd. (WMC) with an internal team assessing its options for making a counter offer to Xstrata PLC&#39;s (XTA.
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Australian airline Qantas receives a takeover approach from Macquarie bank and Texas International.
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What a carve-up The remains of Pipex are being picked over by Cable and Wireless as part of a planned outsourcing deal. Engineers and consultants arrived onsite yesterday for talks to take over the running of the access network that connect customers to Pipex's London core network and the internet.â¦
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The London Stock Exchange receives  a takeover approach from pan-European stock exchange Euronext, the company confirms.
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Shares in engineering group Jarvis leap more than 16% after it offloads its stake in London underground consortium Tube Lines to Spainish firm Ferrovial.
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Takeover target Falconbridge (FALlv.TO)  is an undervalued jewel in Canadian mining, its chief executive  said on Friday, and he said he was open to new offers beyond  the two proposals already in the works.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Swiss-based Xstrata Plc (XTA.LN) Thursday put WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) in play, offering A$7.4 billion for the Australian miner that represents the start of a long bidding war.
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Investors from Russia have moved in to take control of what is believed to be one of Armenia's biggest gold-mining operations.
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Xstrata Plc  said it has agreed to pay A$3.1 billion ($2.8 billion) for Australian nickel miner Jubilee Mines Ltd , seeking to consolidate its position as a leading nickel producer.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Swiis mining group Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) said Tuesday it is willing to consider listing on the Australian Stock Exchange if its bid for WMC Resources Ltd.
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WMC is the subject of a new offer from the Swiss-based mining giant, Xstrata. After last month&#39;s bid through a scheme of arrangement was knocked back, Xstrata has launched an off-market takeover bid for all shares in WMC.
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Sanofi-Synthelabo said earlier this month it would push for 100 percent control of its former rival and newly-acquired subsidiary Aventis after the French Financial Market Authority confirmed the success of its ...
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Another bid in the mining sector turned hostile yesterday when Xstrata said it would take its A$7.4bn (Â£3.2bn) offer for WMC Resources directly to shareholders.
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Business & money: Â· Government-owned site switches to Alderney Â· Move allows it to advertise but avoid UK regulation
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British Airways has completed the sale of its stake in Qantas Airways Ltd, with shares in the Australian carrier to resume trading on the stock market on Thursday.
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PARIS/LONDON: Euronext has made an approach to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), marking the first salvo in a possible bidding war between Paris and Frankfurt for control of Europeâs largest equity market.