Brazilâs Vale Confirms Talks to Merge With Xstrata
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The worldâs largest producer of iron ore, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of Brazil, said it was in talks with a rival, Swiss-based Xstrata, about a merger.
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Spain&#39;s Telefonica, which jointly controls top Brazilian mobile operator Vivo with Portugal Telecom, has made an offer for outright control, the Spanish telecoms giant told the Financial Times Tuesday.
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SYDNEY  - British-Swiss resources group Xstrata has relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (5.7 billion US) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.
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The proposed merger between Constellation and The Robert Mondavi Corp. has been finalised. The two companies yesterday (3 November) signed a definitive merger agreement in which Constellation will acquire
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Brazil&#39;s foreign minister will meet  with European negotiators at the end of next week in a  last-ditch effort to move stalled global trade talks forward, a  presidential spokesman said on Monday.
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A major re-ordering of South Africa&#39;s gold mining industry is expected to get under way today with Gold Fields of South Africa poised to announce a multi-billion dollar merger with one of its big Johannesburg-based rivals, most likely Harmony Gold.
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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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The Scottish Football Association yesterday made a formal offer to the former Rangers manager and, pending the ratification of his appointment at a board meeting on Thursday, Smith will be officially unveiled as the successor to Berti Vogts on a four-year
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US mobile operators Sprint and Nextel are in talks about a $70bn merger (Â£36bn) according to newspaper reports. The deal would create the country&#39;s third-biggest mobile operator which would have 38.5 million
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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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The jumbo-screen specialist hopes to regain its footing with a new deal in Brazil.
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London: Manchester United, the worldâs wealthiest football club, confirmed on Monday they have received a âpreliminary approachâ regarding a possible takeover bid.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Swiis mining group Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) said Tuesday it is willing to consider listing on the Australian Stock Exchange if its bid for WMC Resources Ltd.
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Brazilian mining giant Vale said on Monday it has held takeover talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata, which analysts said could lead to deal worth more than $100 billion.
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Italian Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa has said that a merger of Italian highway operator Autostrade and the Spanish group Abertis was now possible.
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Sprint - the US&#39;s third biggest mobile telco - and fifth-place rival Nextel are reportedly in talks about a possible merger. The deal would create a carrier with approximately 39m subscribers and a market value of around $70bn.
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Swiss-based Xstrata  on Friday  raised its cash offer for Australian coal miner Resource  Pacific Ltd  by 12 percent to A$1.08 billion ($964  million) and declared it final.