Apollo to buy Huntsman, trumps Basell
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Chemicals maker Huntsman Corp.   said on Thursday it agreed to be bought for $6.5 billion by  Apollo Management&#39;s Hexion Specialty Chemicals, which trumped  an earlier bid for the U.S. company by rival Basell .
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U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp , which has agreed to a $5.6 billion takeover, said on Wednesday it had received an approach at $27.25 per share from an affiliate of U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management.
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Shares in Swiss chemical groups Clariant  and Ciba  rose strongly in morning trade after the head of U.S. peer Huntsman Corp  expressed interest in buying the groups.
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U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management has made a 1-billion-pound ($1.95 billion) bid proposal to Countrywide , but one of the British property agency's key shareholders immediately rejected it as too low.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- General Electric Co. said Thursday it agreed to sell a majority stake in its advanced materials unit to private investment group Apollo Management LP in a deal it valued at $3.8 billion.
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Private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group  were near reaching a deal to buy Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , the world's largest casino operator, with an increased $16.7 billion bid, sources familiar with the situation said.
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The chemical company breaks deal with Blavatnik to accept a $28-a-share bid from Apollo.
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Harrahâs, the worldâs largest casino company, was near a deal last night to be sold to Apollo Group and Texas Pacific Group.
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AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK  - Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal  on Monday agreed to buy International Steel Group Inc. ISG.N  for $4.5 billion and merge it with his other assets, creating  the industry's largest player at a time when steel prices are  soaring.
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Apollo Management raised its offer for  chemical company Huntsman Corp.  by 2.8 percent to $6.5  billion on Monday, widening the premium over rival suitor  Basell.
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By Bloomberg News  Salt Lake-based Huntsman Corp., the fifth-biggest U.S. chemical maker, declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share, marking its first payout.  The dividend is payable on March 30 to shareholders of record as of March 15, Huntsman said Wednesday.
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Dow Jones &amp; Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, says it has agreed to buy online news site MarketWatch Inc. in a $519 million deal that widens its Internet audience.
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VAIL, Colo. Vail Resorts Incorporated says one of its largest shareholders is dissolving its stake. Investment firm Apollo Advisors owns almost 18 percent of Vail Resorts.
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Private-equity firm Apollo Management raised its offer for U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp.  by 75 cents a share Sunday night to $28 a share, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Monday.
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Huntsman, which calls itself the world&#39;s largest privately held chemical company, on Monday announced an initial public offering and said it will use the proceeds to reduce debt.
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Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall  Street Journal, said it is to buy online news site operator  MarketWatch Inc. to grow the revenues it derives from the  Internet.