Xstrata makes new bid for Australia WMC
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Swiss-based miner Xstrata says it will take its A$7.4 billion (3.1 billion pound) bid for Australia&#39;s WMC Resources directly to the company&#39;s shareholders, effectively making a hostile bid after WMC&#39;s management rejected its offer
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Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata  offered A$3.1 billion ($2.8 billion) on Monday for Australia's fifth-largest nickel producer Jubilee Mines NL , the latest outback miner to catch the eye of a big international firm as metal prices soar.
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Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources has turned down an offer from Swiss-based Xstrata that valued the company at Aust.
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WMC Resources Ltd., the world&#39;s fifth- largest nickel metal producer, said it rejected aA$7.4 billion ($5.5 billion) takeover bid from Xstrata Plc as too low.
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The Takeovers Panel said today that Brundwo Pty Limited has offered two undertakings relating to its proposed A$1.2 billion bid for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group Limited (ALH).
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Xstrata yesterday threatened to withdraw its hostile Â£2.9 billion takeover offer for WMC if the Australian miner indicated it would dilute value by paying out up to A$1 billion in cash to shareholders.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Woolworths Ltd. (WOW.AU) raised its takeover offer for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group Ltd. (ALH.AU) for the third time Monday as it bet
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - Swiss mining conglomerate Xstrata said Thursday it has offered to buy the entire issued share capital of Australian company WMC Resources for A$7.
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XSTRATA, the diversified miner, will have to increase its A$7.4 billion (Â£3.1 billion) bid for WMC Resources if it is to succeed, analysts have said.
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Brazilian mining giant Vale said it has held talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata about a potential acquisition that have yet to lead to a formal bid.
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A $7.4 billion takeover bid for the Australian mining company WMC Resources has seen its share price surge by 36 per cent. The Swiss-based mining house Xstrata wants to add WMC Resources to its Australian mining portfolio.
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PERTH (Dow Jones)--Trying to derail Xstrata Plc.&#39;s (XTA.LN) hostile takeover bid, WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) Thursday said it will return up to A$1 billion to shareholders
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Xstrata Plc (XTA.LN) said Monday that its A$6.35-a-share cash bid for Australia&#39;s WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.
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RESOURCES giant Xstrata announced its first triumph in its $7.4 billion takeover bid for WMC Resources yesterday - the purchase of 173,954 shares.
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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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Miner Xstrata  has rejected a  cash-and-shares takeover approach from Brazil's Vale (VALE5.SA)  pitched at just under 40 pounds a share, or 39 billion pounds  ($76 billion), the Financial Times said.
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Brazilian mining giant Vale  said on Monday it has held talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata  about a potential acquisition that have yet to lead to a formal bid.