Reckson shareholders OK SL Green's $4 bln takeover
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Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  shareholders approved a near-$4-billion takeover by SL Green Realty Corp. , but billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who had made his own Reckson bid, hinted he would not abandon his fight for some office buildings included the deal.
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Biomet Inc.  on Thursday accepted a sweetened takeover bid of $11.4 billion from a group of private equity firms after an influential proxy advisory service urged the orthopedic device maker's shareholders to reject a previous $10.9 billion offer.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission approved rules yesterday that will allow members of the American Stock Exchange to repurchase the market from the NASD, ending five years of ownership marked by profit declines.
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Buyout rumors bump appliance maker up 4.5%.
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Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  on Tuesday said its board voted against a $4.3 billon takeover offer from billionaire financier Carl Icahn, saying the bid wasn't better than an offer from rival office landlord SL Green Realty Corp.
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--UK power and gas system operator National Grid Transco PLC (NGT.LN) Tuesday said it will return GBP2 billion, or 65 pence a share, to its shareholders after selling four
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Billionaire Carl Icahn charged ahead on Monday in his efforts to acquire Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  and an affiliate company for $49 per share, or $4.3 billion in cash and stock, even as his former partners in the deal pulled out of the running.
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Equipment rental company United Rentals Inc.  said on Monday it had accepted a $4 billion takeover bid from private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP.
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The business development company makes a rare share repurchase.
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A majority of PeopleSoft'sÂ shareholders gave OracleÂ the green light to continue its hostile bid for control of the company, tendering more than 60 percent of PeopleSoft's outstanding shares into Oracle's $24 per share cash offer by the Friday deadline.
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The takeover of Abbey National cleared a major hurdle today after shareholders in Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) voted to approve the deal.
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NEW YORK (Kyodo) A group of investors led by Sony Corp. said Thursday it has finalized a $4.9 billion acquisition deal with Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
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Walgreen announces its latest acquisition as it tries to keep pace with the competition.
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Iberdrola plans to buy the regional utility owner Energy East Corporation for $4.5 billion in cash.
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State Street Corp.  said on Monday it would acquire Investors Financial Services Corp.  for about $4.5 billion in stock.
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The US firm which owns online retailer Lastminute.com agrees a $4.5bn takeover bid by two private equity firms.
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Salt Lake-based Nevada Chemicals Inc. said Thursday that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share of common stock.  The dividend is payable Oct. 6 to stockholders of record Sept. 22.