Atticus ups stake in Deutsche Boerse, turns up pressure
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US-based private equity group Atticus Capital announced on Friday that it had increased its stake in Deutsche Boerse and turned up the pressure on the German stock exchange operator to boost its capital return.
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Yet another major shareholder in German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse expressed reservations about the proposed takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange, saying the project should be put to a vote at an extraordinary general meeting.
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LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - U.S. hedge fund Atticus Capital is urging Barclays  to drop its 65 billion-euro ($87 billion) bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO  after buying a significant stake in the British bank.
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Banks and insurers pushed European shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain&#39;s HBOS spearheading the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic banking peer Abbey.
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European stocks gained, paced by banks. HBOS Plc and Deutsche Bank AG rose. The Dow Jones Stoxx 50 Index rose 0.3 percent to 2694.
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Speculation of a British bid for Societe Generale, in the face of French opposition to a foreign takeover, pushed shares in SocGen up sharply on Wednesday nearly two weeks after it was plunged into a rogue trading scandal.
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Deutsche Boerse is upping the stakes in the battle for the London Stock Exchange, with media reports suggesting that the German stock market operator is ready to raise its offer and might sell its Clearstream ...
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Shares in MAN, the German industrial conglomerate, were among the biggest gainers on the stock exchange here amid speculation it is about to announce a bid for Swedish truck maker Scania.
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Pan-European stock exchange  operator Euronext said on Wednesday it was to due to start more  in depth talks with Borsa Italiana as prospects of a takeover  battle grew with Deutsche Boerse also showing interest in the  Italian bourse.
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Germany's Deutsche Boerse is reported to be ready to make a revised offer for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) valuing it at 1.5b. Deutsche Boerse is said to be planning to seize control quickly in an attempt to ...
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German stocks advanced, led by Bayer AG, after the company said it formed a marketing partnership with a US competitor. The benchmark DAX Index rose 30.
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The battle for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) heated up with sources saying the German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse was prepared to raise its bid price and move key parts of its management to London.
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The move raises the possibility that Carl C. Icahn, the activist investor, may be planning to agitate for change at the company.
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By NO BYLINE  IMPERIAL Chemical Industries nudged higher yesterday as traders cited market talk of a possible bid from German rival BASF, and interest from Dutch group Akzo Nobel.   ICI, maker of Dulux paints, declined to comment on the rumour.
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Deutsche Boerse has reached the limit  of what it can offer Euronext shareholders in its bid to  convince them to abandon a proposed deal with rival suitor New  York Stock Exchange, a source close to the German bourse  operator&#039;s management said on Tuesday.
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John C. Malone made news this week when his Liberty Media Corporation said it might increase its voting stake in the News Corporation through a complex stock swap.
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British billionaire adds to stake even after a big-fourth-quarter loss.