Imperial Tobacco bid talk flares back into life
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Investors were addicted to tobacco stocks yesterday after the old speculation that Imperial Tobacco was plotting a major acquisition resurfaced.
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The company's shares have recovered from legal settlement sticker shock.
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Cigarette maker Imperial Tobacco has said it would buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth biggest player in the United States, for 960 million pounds.
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Imperial Oil Ltd and Exxon  Mobil Corp turned heads in the oil industry in July with a  nearly $600 million bid that won them a big exploration block  in Canada's Beaufort Sea.
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Takeover stories started to re-emerge as the FTSE 100 posted its first meaningful rise since the turmoil in global markets started last week.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher, while interest rate decisions by both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank went as expected.
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Imperial Tobacco said Tuesday it had won control of Franco-Spanish cigarette maker Altadis after shareholders overwhelmingly backed its bid worth 12.8 billion euros (18.8 billion dollars).
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Rio Tintoâs recent offer of $38.1 billion for Alcan may be a sign that aluminum is no longer an estranged cousin in the mining industry.
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Leading shares closed up with tobacco issues the top performers after of a bid approach for the Gallaher Group.
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London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining sector.
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The buyout for the ice manufacturer is on the rocks.
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Japan Tobacco Inc. confirmed on Friday it  was in talks to buy smaller rival Gallaher Group Plc, in a 7.5  billion pound ($14.7 billion) deal that would extend its  overseas expansion.
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A bidding war may be under way for the struggling maker of trading cards.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher as investors awaited interest rate decisions from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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A new tobacco giant incorporating well-known brands Regal cigarettes and Montecristo cigars emerged Tuesday as Britain's Imperial Tobacco won control of Franco-Spanish peer Altadis.
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The Imperial Tobacco Group of Britain agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the maker of the discount cigarettes USA Gold and Sonoma, from Houchens Industries for $1.9 billion, giving Imperial entrance into the United States. Houchens, which is privately held, has annual sales of 14 billion cigarettes. Commonwealth Brands, which was acquired by Houchens in 2001, has an estimated 3.7 percent of the $376 billion cigarette market in the United States.
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The British drugmaker looks to regain momentum this year.