Origin Plans Bid for Remaining Contact Energy Shares
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Origin Energy Ltd., Australia&#39;s second-largest energy retailer, plans to bid for all the remaining shares in Contact Energy Ltd.
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Gold Fields has made a secret offer to buy out its largest shareholder as a last-ditch defence against a hostile $8.1bn (Â£4.35bn) bid from Harmony, its rival South African gold producer.
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Deutsche Telekom, the largest European phone company, has offered to buy out investors in T-Online International, its Internet division, for about E3 billion, aiming to revive growth at its fixed-line business.
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The Exelon Corporation, the owner of utilities in northern Illinois and eastern Pennsylvania, is in advanced talks to acquire New Jersey&#39;s largest utility, PSE&amp;G.
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German energy giant E.ON has raised its takeover offer for Spain's Endesa electricity firm to 35 euros (44.7 dollars) per share from 25.4 euros (32.5 dollars) offered in February, the company said in a statement.
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European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., the parent of aircraft maker Airbus SAS, has proposed splitting a contested US Air Force contract for refueling tankers with its rival
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SCOTTISH mining tycoon Harry Dobson was contacted by brokers understood to be acting for US sports baron Malcolm Glazer earlier this week about selling his 6.5% stake in Manchester United.
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NEW DELHI: General Electric Co. plans to sell a majority stake in its Indian call-centre unit to General Atlantic Partners LLC and Oak Hill Capital Partners for US$500mil to help the business gain new customers.
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US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer could launch a takeover bid for English football giants Manchester United this week after securing financing and making contact with the club's largest shareholders, newspapers ...
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A SCOTTISH company that has helped sell the image of its homeland to millions of Americans is now hoping to revive historic trading links with central Europe.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand Contact Energy&#39;s (CEN.NZ) independent directors Monday recommended that shareholders not accept a takeover offer from Australia&#39;s Origin Energy Ltd.
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SpectraSite isn&#39;t in the room, but the Cary company could have much at stake in the merger talks between Nextel and Sprint. The two mobile-phone companies are discussing a
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Deutsche Telekom wants to sell its remaining shares in satellite operator SES Global in a move the German telecommunications giant hopes will raise about 350 million euros (455 million dollars).
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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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IntercontinentalExchange Inc.   on Tuesday made a sweetened merger proposal for CBOT Holdings   continuing the saga for control of the parent of the  No. 2 U.S. futures exchange.
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The European Commission is still in  talks with Oracle Corp ORCL.O over its plan to take over  rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, but aims to take  a decision before the end of October, a Commission spokeswoman  said on Friday.
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CIG Media LLC and other affiliates of Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.  today announced the completion of the subsequent offering period of  their tender offer for any and all outstanding shares of Class A common  stock of ION Media Networks, Inc.