Buyers 'eye Prague airport bid'
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A number of investment groups eye the possible purchase of Prague airport in the Czech Republic, a report says.
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Airports group BAA  is set to  return about 1 billion pounds ($1.88 billion) to shareholders  as part of a defense package to see off a hostile bid from  Spain's Ferrovial , British newspapers reported.
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Shareholders at Lear Corporation are to vote on a $2.9bn buyout offer from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
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Birmingham confirm they have been approached about a possible takeover bid.
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Casino operator Stanley Leisure says it is considering a takeover approach from an unnamed suitor.
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Newcastle United and Borussia Dortmund are vying for the signature of Paris Saint Germain&#39;s Czech international defender David Rozehnal, according to the player&#39;s agent.
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Virgin may sweeten its offer for Northern Rock as the government is set to unveil a plan to secure a private sale.
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The consortium trying to buy Australia's Qantas Airways apply to the government for a review of the offer.
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Australia's national carrier Qantas Airways was expected to announce it has accepted an improved takeover offer worth around 8.7 billion US dollars from a private equity consortium, reports said.
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Britain&#39;s largest low-cost airline, easyJet, was at the centre of frenzied speculation over a Nordic takeover last night after Icelandair revealed it had snapped up an 8.4% stake.
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Business & money: Filton could be sold to state-owned corporation as aerospace industry rushes to invest in far east.
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Pentagon space shield plan raises stakes with Russia - and local Czechs.
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A railroad deal will soon link the ex-Soviet outpost to European markets.
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The low-cost airline easyJet is negotiating to launch flights to the Croatian town of Pula next year, a press report said.
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Eleven private investors, including a rival carrier, a private equity fund in the United States and an Italian industrialist are interested in buying the struggling Italian airline Alitalia, the economy ministry said. AP Holding, led by the chairman of Air One, Carlo Toto; the Texas Pacific Group; and the private equity fund Management and Capitali, which is operated by Carlo De Benedetti, are among those having expressed interest in Alitalia, the ministry said. The Italian government holds 49.9 percent of the airline and is seeking to sell at least 30.1 percent. The ministry said that others interested in Alitalia included a private equity fund, MatlinPatterson Global Advisers; an Italian banking group, UniCredit; and an Italian investor, Paolo Alazraki.
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Late in August, Boeing&#39;s top sales execs flew to Singapore for a crucial sales pitch. They were close to persuading Singapore Airlines, one of the world&#39;s leading airlines, to buy the American company&#39;s new jet, the mid-sized 7E7.
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Business: 26 October 2004, Tuesday. Irish investors are being sought for a new apartment development in Sofia, the Sunday Business Post of Ireland wrote.