Suitors get deadline for S&N bid
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The consortium of Carlsberg and Heineken is given a deadline of 21 January to bid for Scottish & Newcastle.
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A deadline for shareholders of the London Stock Exchange to back a hostile takeover of the LSE by US stock exchange operator Nasdaq was set to expire.
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Bids are expected on Thursday for Fordâs Jaguar and Land Rover units from a variety of companies, including private equity firms, and possibly other automakers.
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A deadline on private bids for Northern Rock, the British bank almost ruined by the squeeze on global credit, was to expire on Monday amid speculation that three proposals will be made to the board.
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Oracle has extended its $21-per-share tender offer to PeopleSoft&#39;s shareholders, which was due to expire this week. The new deadline is September 10th.
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ABN Amro shareholders meet to consider the rival offers for the bank as the deadline to decide approaches.
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The European medical products manufacturer Smith & Nephew is expected to place a bid for the medical device maker Biomet sometime this week.
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LONDON  - A bidding war for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) looked increasingly likely after Euronext said it had approached the group about a possible counterbid to Deutsche Boerse&#39;s 2.0-billion-euro offer.
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A bidding consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to give some insight as to whether it will go ahead with a rival offer.
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Business & money: Sir Richard Branson has promised to submit a bid for Northern Rock by Monday's government deadline
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Despite generous offer, software company says rival bids could emerge.
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A string of firms are expected to unveil proposed takeover bids for Jaguar and Land Rover.
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The European Union and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are locked in talks as a deadline nears this week for the software giant to comply with an EU anti-trust ruling, officials said Monday.
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Two groups of investment firms were vying to acquire Freescale Semiconductor for more than $16 billion late Sunday night, people involved in the negotiations said.
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The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has responded to a deadline from British authorities on its proposed takeover bid for Rio Tinto by saying it is still seeking discussions with its rival.
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Cadbury Schweppes, the confectionery and soft drinks giant, has set a deadline of Friday for bids for its US beverages arm amid interest from private equity consortiums.
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ORACLE chief executive Larry Ellison has increased his companyâs offer for rival software company PeopleSoft, and set a deadline for the first time since the hostile takeover bid began in June 2003.