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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:21 PM

Takeover Bid

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Name: Takeover Bid
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Suitors Vy For British Candy Maker Cadbury
One of Britain's most revered companies is under threat of a takeover. Candy maker Cadbury already rejected a hostile takeover bid by U.S. giant Kraft Foods. Hershey has confirmed it is considering a joint takeover bid for Cadbury, along with Italian ... [NPR - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 4 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Cadbury PLC - Click to view image in its original context
Cadbury PLC
Ferrero Said to Eye Gum Unit in Cadbury Bid
Ferrero, the Italian chocolate maker, could be interested in Cadbury's gum and candy division, a unit worth about $7.4 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid, Il Sole 24 Ore reported. ... [DealBook - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Agrium Inc - Click to view 360-page
Agrium Inc
Agrium extends CF offer
Calgary - Agrium Inc.'s announced Thursday it was again extending its takeover offer for CF Industries Holdings to Dec. 18 after 62 per cent of CF shares were tendered in favour of its bid as of last night.Agrium's hostile takeover bid is offering $45 ... [Globe Investor - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Richard Lambert - Click to view 360-page
Richard Lambert
Cadbury v Kraft: Lambert proposes limit on voting rights
The head of the CBI has attacked the role that hedge funds with short-term interests will play in the hostile takeover bid for Cadbury by Kraft, the US chocolate giant.Richard Lambert, Director-General of the CBI, has waded into the controversy over the ... [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Adam Opel GmbH (Opel) - Click to view 360-page
Adam Opel GmbH (Opel)
GM Europe promises less job cuts at Vauxhall
Nick Reilly, General Motors Europe acting chief executive, has promised less job cuts at Vauxhall than planned under the aborted takeover bid from Magna. GMs restructuring of its European operations is likely to take three weeks and it is expected to ... [AM Online - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Woolworths has 97.82% of Danks, closes bid
Source: News BitesWoolworths subsidiary Carboxy bought 98,082 Danks Holdings shares between November 17 and November 19 via its takeover offer, increasing from 6,250,694 shares (96.31%) to 6,348,776 shares (97.82%).Carboxy is proceeding to compulsory ... [Business Spectator - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Dutch grocer Ahold plans to sharpen competitive edge
Over the next three years, the Dutch grocery chain Ahold is planning to reduce expenses by more than €350 million in an effort to bolster its declining share price. Ahold met expectations with a third-quarter profit increase of 1.5%, but analysts said ... [SmartBrief - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Ahold to cut costs
Supermarket chain Ahold is planning to cut its costs by more than 350 million euros over the next three years.The Dutch company announced that as it met forecasts with a 1.5 percent rise in quarterly operating profit.The cost cutting is intended to sharpen ... [EuroNews - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Liberty sets DirecTV loose for sale, merger
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The naming of a new CEO at DirecTV Group Inc could signal it's time for a takeover bid for the satellite TV company. ... [Reuters: Deals - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Chinese companies invest in Australian resources
China and Australia have sealed two major resource deals over the past two days, indicating relations between the nations, shaken by a scandal in the summer, are warming up.Moly Mines, an Australian molybdenum extractor, yesterday said the government's ... [SINA - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Local stocks lower at noon
The Australian stock market was more than one per cent lower at noon, with the major miners and financial sectors weaker.At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 61.6 points lower, or by 1.3 per cent, at 4,687.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
Minerva renounces Kirsh’s hostile takeover bid
London developer battles South African major shareholder’s “undervalued” bidMinerva is fighting a hostile opportunistic £84.5m takeover bid from its biggest shareholder Nathan Kirsh, which it says “significantly undervalued” the company.On Tuesday South ... [Property Week - 11/20/2009]

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...Dow Jones also quoted Gorman as saying, "I believe compensating people in one year entirely on gains on unsold securities is inappropriate." Shares of Morgan Stanley were flat at the open...
E-Trade takeover talk spurs stock [MarketWatch - 11/20/2009]
...'QBE came out and said there are only marginal benefits in them making another bid for IAG,' he said. "It looks like that bid from them has been largely dismissed." The QBE position on making another bid for AMP came from an interview given by QBE chief financial officer, Neil Drabsch, reported on CNBC.com
Market 1% lower mid-morning [WA Business News - 11/20/2009]
...4 billion hostile takeovertakeover bid by Kraft Foods Inc. Hershey 'is reviewing its options,' though "there can be no assurance that any proposal or offer from Hershey will be forthcoming" the company said in an announcement. Ferrero posted a similar statement. Some analysts consider the pair a dark horse...
Business news in brief [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/19/2009]
...The Walbrook is due for completion by the end of the year, while a second 170 690m2 project at St Botolphs is scheduled to open next summer. "This marks Minerva's return from the cold - its near complete City developments now look like exceptionally well-timed deliveries" said analyst Daniel Horwood. 'The 50 percent acceptances condition...
Kirsh joins rush for UK property with 'unwelcome' Minerva bid [Business Report - 11/19/2009]

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Metro POS? LOL! You get what you pay for. ... [Fierce Wireless - 14 mins ago]
Vivendi holds up Comcast's NBC U takeover [Variety - 1 hour ago]
Vivendi talks hold up Comcast takeover of NBC U [Variety - 1 hour ago]
Report: Hershey Readies Bid For Cadbury [OfficialWire - 3 hours ago]
Is Hershey set to go it alone? [FinancialAdvice.co.uk - 3 hours ago]
Stocks in Asia/Pacific Mixed, PBoC Advisor Fan ... [CFD Trading - 5 hours ago]
With consumers made permanently frugal by reces... [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11 hours ago]
Column : The last British icon? [Financial Express - 13 hours ago]
Aust stocks inch down 0.4% for the week [Business Spectator - 18 hours ago]
WSJ(11/21) World Stk Mkts: Asia, Europe ... [Morningstar UK - 19 hours ago]
'Chatter' holding back BHP [The Age - 20 hours ago]
Day of the locusts as private equity rms bend t... [The Age - 20 hours ago]
Advent Intl Buys 79% Stake in Bulgaria's Devin ... [Sofia News Agency - 22 hours ago]
CF Claims 3 Seats on Terra's Board [New York Times - 11/20/2009]
Advent Int’l Completes Devin Buyout [Private Equity HUB - 11/20/2009]
E-Trade takeover talk spurs stock [MarketWatch - 11/20/2009]
Financial Stocks: E-Trade takeover talk spurs s... [MarketWatch - 11/20/2009]
J.C. Penney CEO Bullish on Recession [Minyanville - 11/20/2009]
Venezuela Mining Report 2009 - New Report Publi... [OfficialSpin - 11/20/2009]
Stonefire suitor Angle to buy company for $75-m... [Stockwatch - 11/20/2009]
Ferrero 'hungers for £5bn Cadbury chewing ... [London Evening Standard - 11/20/2009]
US company Kraft to be spoken to by UK union [Big News Network - 11/20/2009]
Ferrero Said to Eye Gum Unit in Cadbury Bid [New York Times - 11/20/2009]
Volkswagen board green lights merger deal with ... [Deutsche Welle - 11/20/2009]
Ferrero could eye Cadbury gum, candy unit repor... [Easy Bourse - 11/20/2009]
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Cadbury up; Hershey-Ferrero ... [Reuters UK - 11/20/2009]
Agrium extends CF offer, says 62 per cent of CF... [Oilweek Magazine - 11/20/2009]
Ferrero could eye Cadbury gum, candy unit: report [Reuters: Deals - 11/20/2009]
Ferrero could eye Cadbury gum, candy unit: report [Reuters: Business News - 11/20/2009]
Market 1% lower mid-morning [WA Business News - 11/20/2009]
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Stan Kroenke, Warren E Buffett, Rick Allert, [more]
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Cadbury PLC, National Express Group PLC, AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd, [more]
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Federal Reserve System, European Union, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, [more]
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Takeover, Hostile Takeover, HOSTILE, [more]
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London, Yanzhou (China), Berlin, [more]
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United Kingdom, Australia, China, [more]
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Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet & IT, Financial Reporting, [more]
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Banking & Financial Services, IT, Food & Tobacco, [more]
Stockwatch, The Age, Reuters: Deals, [more]
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LyondellBasell confirms Reliance offer [Chemicals & The Economy - 5 hours ago]
LyondellBasell (LBI) has today confirmed the rumoured takeover bid from Reliance. In a statement posted on its website, the company says it has "received a preliminary ...
DealZone Daily [DealZone - 11/20/2009]
For the latest deals news from Reuters, click here. And here’s the top stories from the newspapers (some external links may require subscription): Italian chocolate ...
Ferrero Said to Eye Gum Unit in Cadbury Bid [DealBook - 11/20/2009]
Ferrero, the Italian chocolate maker, could be interested in Cadbury's gum and candy division, a unit worth about $7.4 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid, ...
Ferrero Said to Eye Gum Unit in Cadbury Bid [DealBook - NY Times - 11/20/2009]
Ferrero, the Italian chocolate maker, could be interested in Cadbury's gum and candy division, a unit worth about $7.4 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid, ...
Liberty sets DirecTV loose for sale, merger [Economy-Finance - 11/20/2009]
By Yinka Adegoke and Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - The naming of a new CEO at DirecTV Group Inc (DTV.O ) could signal it’s time for a takeover bid for the ...
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Audio/Video

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Doubting the Dow. [Slate Magazine - 11/10/2009]
WSJ What's News Late Edition, November 9, 2009 [Wall Street Journal What's News - 11/09/2009]
WSJ's What's News Early Edition, Sept. 9, 2009 [Wall Street Journal What's News - 09/09/2009]
Business Update: Bid for Cadbury [Reuters Video: Business - 09/07/2009]
Wall Street Journal's What's News, April 6, 2009 [Wall Street Journal What's News - 04/06/2009]
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