ICI Rejects Bid by Akzo Nobel
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Imperial Chemical Industries, Britainâs largest specialty chemical maker, said today that it had rejected a takeover bid from Akzo Nobel worth Â£7.2 billion, or $14 billion, as too low.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - Britain's biggest chemicals firm, Imperial Chemical Industries Plc , has rejected a 7.2 billion-pound ($14.2 billion) takeover approach from Akzo Nobel NV , saying it undervalued the company.
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Akzo Nobel NV on Friday won EU approval for its $17.1 billion acquisition of Imperial Chemicals Industries PLC, but it must sell off Britain's Crown Paints and an adhesive business to clear antitrust concerns.
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Britain's Alliance Boots Plc  on Monday rejected an approach worth 9.7 billion pounds ($18.8 billion) from private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , saying the offer undervalued its prospects.
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Fund manager Brandes Investment Partners LP said on Friday it intended to vote against billionaire investor Carl Icahn's proposed $2.31 billion buyout offer for Lear Corp. , which the auto parts maker has accepted.
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Akzo Nobel, the Dutch maker of Crown paint, says it has made a bid approach for UK rival ICI, but that it was rejected.
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ICI calls on the Takeover Panel to issue a "put up or shut up" order to Akzo Nobel, the FT claims.
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By NO BYLINE  IMPERIAL Chemical Industries nudged higher yesterday as traders cited market talk of a possible bid from German rival BASF, and interest from Dutch group Akzo Nobel.   ICI, maker of Dulux paints, declined to comment on the rumour.
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Lear Corp. shareholders rejected a $2.9 billion buyout offer yesterday from a firm led by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, a victory for opponents who said the proposal undervalued the company.
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Mylan Laboratories&#39; (MYL:NYSE - news - research) board of directors Monday once again rejected investor Carl Icahn&#39;s takeover offer while also questioning his intentions and said it planned to go ahead with its planned acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals
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Imperial Chemical Industries PLC rejected an informal 7.2 billion pound ($14.2 billion) takeover bid by Akzo Nobel NV, the company said Monday.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. Directors of Pennsylvania&#39;s state-run student loan program today rejected an unsolicited (b) billion-dollar takeover bid by industry giant Sallie Mae.
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Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel NV   said on Monday it had made a takeover approach to Imperial Chemical Industries Plc  that was rejected by Britain's biggest chemicals firm.
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The London Stock Exchange has rejected a Â£1.35bn offer from German market Deutsche Boerse, but says fresh talks are possible.
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STOCKHOLM -- Scania AB and two of its major shareholders rejected a $12.2 billion takeover offer from Germany's MAN AG yesterday, with one investor saying the offer did not reflect the truck maker's value.
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DULUX paint-maker ICI, one of the last remaining stalwarts of British industry, could fall into foreign hands.   Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel has in the past few weeks had a 600p-ashare indicativeoffer, that valued ICI at Pounds 7.2bn, rebuffed.
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Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said it had rejected a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid from a private equity consortium.