Danone offers $17 bln for food firm Numico
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PARIS/AMSTERDAM  - French food group Danone  offered 12.3 billion euros ($16.8 billion) for Dutch rival Numico  to forge what it said would be the world's largest health and nutrition company.
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A luglio saldo bilancia commerciale segna +17,9 miliardi
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French food group Danone  said on Monday it plans to pay 12.3 billion euros ($16.77 billion) for Dutch rival Numico , in a widely expected move after Danone agreed to sell its biscuits unit last week.
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Denmark&#39;s biggest financial group, Danske Bank, has agreed to purchase Northern Bank in Northern Ireland and National Irish Bank in the Republic of Ireland from National Australia Bank for Â£967 million.
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Danone, the world's second largest bottled water business, stunned analysts last week by announcing that it will sell its water activities in Italy - Europe's largest bottled water market.
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Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., the world&#39;s biggest dairy exporter, said its A$1.34 billion ($1.01 billion) offer for the rest of National Foods Ltd.
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French food giant Danone is to launch a takeover offer for Dutch baby food group Numico worth 12.3 billion euros (16.7 billion dollars), the companies said Monday.
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Resolution and Friends Provident are in discussions to create a company with a market value of about $17 billion.
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What is Danone up to with its big purchase of Dutch baby-food maker Numico?
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The French dairy and mineral water giant Danone plans to make an offer for Dutch baby food group Numico valued at 12.3 billion euros (16.7 billion dollars), the companies said Monday in a joint statement.
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Kraft Foods Inc. announced Tuesday that it has offered 5.3 billion euros ($7.2 billion) in cash to acquire the biscuit division of French food company Groupe Danone SA.
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San Miguel, the Philippines-based food and drinks group, has emerged as a white knight for National Foods, on Thursday unveiling aA$1.78bn ($1.37bn) recommended offer for the Australian dairy producer.
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San Miguel, the largest food and beverage maker in the Philippines, said Thursday that it had agreed to buy National Foods, Australia&#39;s biggest dairy company, for 1.78 billion Australian dollars, or $1.4 billion, raising the prospect of a bidding war with
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National Foods Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest fresh milk producer, ended merger talks with SPC Ardmona Ltd. so investors can consider Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd.
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CHICAGO -- Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday it has offered $7.2 billion in cash to acquire the cookie and cereal division of French food company Groupe Danone SA in a deal that would give America's biggest food and beverage company an even larger foothold around the globe.
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French food group Danone said Tuesday it is in exclusive talks with US rival Kraft Foods on the sale of Danone&#39;s biscuit unit for 5.3 billion euros (7.2 billion dollars).
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PERENNIAL takeover target and suitor National Foods has identified SPC Ardmona as a merger partner in a deal that would add packaged fruit to its own dairy operations and build a major Australian food company.