News sets up takeover defence
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LIBERTY Media&#39;s move last week to grab up to 17.1 per cent of News Corporation voting stock has prompted the launch of a defensive shareholder rights plan.
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Global media group News Corp. has launched a shareholders&#39; rights plan to protect shareholders&#39; interests if any attempt is made to wrest control from executive chairman Rupert Murdoch and his family.
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NEWS Corp, the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, launched a shareholder rights plan today that appeared designed to fend off the possibility of a hostile bid.
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With news that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has knocked back a Â£1.35bn offer from its German rival Deutsche Boerse, the ordinary shareholder may be wondering what lies ahead.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. has moved to ward off any hostile bid from US cable company Liberty Media with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the stake of any predator.
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Media & professional: News Corp's bid for the Wall Street Journal is a bold play - not least because of the size of the offer.
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News Corp, the media group led by Rupert Murdoch, on Monday announced plans for a poison pill rights issue to prevent a hostile takeover by potential predators such as Liberty Media, one of the company&#39;s largest shareholders.
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Business & money: Takeover battle looms after investment fund backed by government of Qatar confirms it is considering a Â£12bn bid for the supermarket chain.
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OLYMPIC DAM, South Australia (Dow Jones)--WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) is pinning its defense from aA$7.4 billion takeover bid by Xstrata PLC (XTA.
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Despite the recent spate of takeovers in the beleaguered newspaper industry, analysts are skeptical that many more will follow.
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A new trading tactic that could tip takeover battles has emerged from the hedge fund industry, sparking outrage among some investors and corporate governance experts.
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Let's face it. Private equity firms hogged the deal-making spotlight in 2007, first with their high-flying buyouts and then with their frantic efforts to salvage them. But corporate acquirers, otherwise known as strategics, weren't exactly on vacation. Just ask Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation pulled off an audacious takeover of Dow Jones that many said was [...].
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British newspapers have been abuzz over a bill that would ensure the right of homeowners to defend themselves against intruders.
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Australia&#39;s News Corp has adopted corporate reforms aimed at soothing critics of its planned move to the US. The media giant, owner of Fox TV in the US, and the Times and Sun newspapers in the UK, promised not to issue new shares with extra voting rights.
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News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch has made a move to head off any surprise hostile takeover threat from Liberty Media boss John Malone.
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Â· Editor says proprietor dismayed at coverage Â· Mogul 'does not influence day-to-day decisions'
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. Ltd. moved to ward off any hostile bid from US cable company Liberty Media Corp. with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the stake of any predator.