Getronics advances in bidding for Dutch rival
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PinkRoccade, the Dutch computer-services provider, said Thursday that it was breaking off talks with Ordina and that it would open its books only to the original bidder, Getronics.
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LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday kept its offer to buy Dutch bank ABM AMRO at 71.1 billion euros ($97.9 billion) but raised the amount of cash it is offering after having to exclude ABN's U.S. arm from the purchase.
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The company said it has benefited from growing demand for handsets that work on the new higher-speed networks being introduced by carriers in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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The New York Stock Exchange  has  the means to up its offer for pan-European stock market  Euronext  if needed to thwart rival suitor Deutsche  Boerse (DB1Gn.DE), NYSE chief John Thain was quoted as saying  on Thursday.
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In the wake of a patent battle between Broadcom and Qualcomm, a Verizon deal with Broadcom enables it to continue to import certain devices work with its 3G EV-DO network.
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Rexel , the world's biggest  electrical parts distributor, officially launched its 3.1  billion euro ($4.45 billion) bid for Dutch rival Hagemeyer   on Friday, assisted by privately owned Sonepar.
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Royal Philips Electronics NV said Friday it will bid around $5.1 billion for Respironics Inc., a maker of medical devices that assist or monitor breathing.
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Business & money: Stakes raised in battle for control of ABN Amro as Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium trumps Barclays' offer for Dutch bank.
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Bidding on a coveted block of wireless frequencies continued yesterday, as unidentified companies continued to compete for rights to build the nation's first open wireless network.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.7 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.
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A three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday launched an official rival bid of 71.14 billion euros (95.64 billion dollars) for Dutch bank ABN Amro, already the target of a friendly takeover by British bank Barclays.
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LONDON/BEIJING  - British bank Barclays  has raised its bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion), helped by some of the biggest ever overseas investments by China and Singapore.
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A trio of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland  will on Tuesday provide an update on its plans to bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , with a formal offer seen as a strong possibility.
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Nasdaq, the US firm which tried to buy the London Stock Exchange, offers to take over a Swedish rival for $3.7bn.
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A bidding war involving Europeâs three major exchanges was on the cards today after Paris-based Euronext made an approach to rival Deutsche Boerseâs Â£1.35 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange.
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A consortium led by Royal Bank of  Scotland  said on Friday it had formally launched its  71.1 billion euro ($98.2 billion) bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO   as it attempts to beat rival suitor Barclays   to the biggest ever bank takeover.
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EURONEXT, one of the two rival potential bidders for London Stock Exchange, has strengthened its team by lining up a heavyweight French bank to help to raise funds.