Woolworths ups bid for ALH, Coles buys time
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SYDNEY: Australian supermarket giant Woolworths raised its bid for pubs chain ALH to A$1.2bn ($898m) on Monday, but rival Coles Myer played for time by winning a deadline extension.
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Stock futures rose on Monday, boosted by a flurry of deal news including a report that BHP Billiton has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. .
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INVESTORS stocked up on Woolworths shares today on renewed faith that the supermarket leader could withstand heavy competition from rival Coles Myer.
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INDEPENDENT grocery wholesaler Metcash Trading has made a bold bid to become the third force in our supermarket scene behind Woolworths and Coles with a $846 million offer for Foodland yesterday.
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Australia&#39;s second largest retailer Coles said Monday it had agreed to a 22 billion dollar (18.7 billion US) buyout offer from conglomerate Wesfarmers, the largest corporate deal in Australian history.
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Sydney - Australian retailer Coles Myer on Tuesday said it would not raise its bid for pubs operator, Australian Leisure and Hospitality, as rival Woolworths said it had gained more than 20 percent of the company and declared its offer unconditional.
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Australian flag carrier and national icon Qantas has accepted an increased 11.1-billion-dollar (8.7 billion US) offer from a private equity group, a day after rejecting a lower bid.
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The Takeovers Panel said today the Woolworths bidding group had offered two undertakings on its proposed $1.2 billion bid for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group that resolved concerns from rival bidders.
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Trading in the shares of Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd.  and conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd.  was halted on Monday for talks on a bid by Wesfarmers for Coles that could be worth up to A$20.7 billion ($17.7 billion).
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SYDNEY: Woolworths Ltd said it will extend its latest bid for hotels group ALH Ltd after Australia&#39;s takeover regulator intercepted what could have been a knock-out blow in the retail giant&#39;s takeover battle with rival Coles Myer.
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LONDON/BEIJING  - British bank Barclays  raised its bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion) on Monday, helped by some of the biggest ever overseas investments by China and Singapore.
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Australian supermarket group Woolworths has reported a 12% increase in second-half profit despite tough competition from rival Coles Myer.
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Australia&#39;s largest retailer Woolworths said Monday it would make an offer for some of the non-supermarket businesses of its biggest rival, Coles, which has put itself up for auction.
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SYDNEY: Australian supermarket group Woolworths Ltd reported a better-than-expected 12% gain in second-half profit on cost savings, and forecast a rise of up to 15% in 2005 earnings despite increased competition.
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Shares of Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group, the nation&#39;s biggest pubs owner, may rise after Coles Myer Ltd. increased its takeover offer to A$1.
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MELBOURNE/TOKYO  - Buyout firm Blackstone Group  has become the latest to pull out of a consortium bidding for Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd. , a source said, further boosting the prospects of rival suitor Wesfarmers Ltd.
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Australia&#39;s biggest supermarket group, Woolworths Ltd, has won a fierce Aust. $1.33 billion ($1 billion) battle for pubs chain ALH on Tuesday, beating out rival Coles Myer Ltd which has conceded defeat.