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July 25, 2008 1:50:24 PM CDT


Mergers & Acquisitions

Thread started by  J Kelman; Last updated May 17, 08 9:58 AM CDT by SeacoastNH

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Private equity may be Wall Street's favorite fad diet, but sometimes a good, old-fashioned takeover is just what the market ordered

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Roche Makes Genentech Takeover Bid Jul 21, 08 5:50 AM CDT J ONeill
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 'King of Beers'  Gets a Taste  of Own Medicine  Jul 17, 08 2:36 PM CDT P Davis Doig
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Anheuser-Busch: The Deal That Sleeps With the Fishes Jul 16, 08 11:42 PM CDT L Weinstein
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Belgian-Brazilian InBev Buys Anheuser-Busch for $52B Jul 14, 08 3:17 AM CDT M Cantor
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InBev Boosts Bid for Bud, Making Buyout Likely Jul 11, 08 10:32 AM CDT N McMaster
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 Lender Woes Keep Lid on Gains  Jul 10, 08 3:39 PM CDT J Johnson
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Dow Chemical Drops $15.3B on Rohm & Haas Jul 10, 08 7:49 AM CDT J ONeill
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Yang Slams 'Destabilizing' Microsoft Plan Jul 9, 08 1:37 AM CDT R Quinn
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Icahn: Microsoft Will Only Negotiate With Me Jul 7, 08 10:01 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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InBev Brews Plan to Oust Anheuser-Busch Directors Jul 7, 08 8:13 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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 Weather Channel Sells for $3.5B  Jul 7, 08 6:17 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Yahoo's Defensive Stance: Microsoft 'Inconsistent' in Bid Jun 30, 08 3:00 PM CDT W McCahill
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 Budweiser  to Reject   InBev Offer  Jun 25, 08 6:21 PM CDT J Johnson
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Nokia Moves to Counter iPhone Jun 24, 08 11:36 AM CDT L Weir
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DreamWorks Near Bollywood Alliance Jun 18, 08 9:44 AM CDT W McCahill
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Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect' Jun 17, 08 2:38 PM CDT N McMaster
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 Budweiser to Buy Corona  to Stave Off Stella?  Jun 13, 08 6:33 AM CDT K Spak
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Microsoft, Yahoo End Talks, Rule Out Merger Jun 12, 08 3:01 PM CDT H Kimball
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This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B Jun 11, 08 10:22 PM CDT J Johnson
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 Icahn: Yahoo  Poison Pill  'Reprehensible'  Jun 11, 08 9:51 AM CDT W McCahill
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 Icahn Again Skewers Yahoo  Jun 9, 08 12:24 PM CDT H Kimball
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 Cheers: Feds OK  Miller, Coors Merger  Jun 5, 08 4:48 PM CDT H Kimball
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France Telecom Offers $42B for TeliaSonera Jun 5, 08 5:16 AM CDT J ONeill
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Verizon Seeks Alltel Deal, Challenge to Top Dog AT&T Jun 4, 08 3:33 PM CDT J Johnson
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 Smucker Nears Folgers Deal  Jun 3, 08 9:27 PM CDT L Jorgensen
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Yahoo Planned Huge Worker Walkout: Lawsuit Jun 2, 08 9:02 PM CDT N Colgrass
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 United Drops US Airways Deal, Woos Continental May 30, 08 6:42 AM CDT M Cantor
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CEOs of United, US Airways Will Meet to Talk Merger May 28, 08 7:30 PM CDT J Johnson
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Belgium's InBev Mulls Budweiser Takeover May 24, 08 11:46 AM CDT K Spak
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Belgians Eye $46B Anheuser-Busch Takeover  May 23, 08 6:07 PM CDT W McCahill
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Why Yahoo Should Sell— Before Microsoft Wakes Up May 20, 08 10:07 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Microsoft Aims for Yahoo's Search Ad Biz May 19, 08 9:00 PM CDT N Colgrass
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 Microsoft, Yahoo in Talks  for Partial Buyout  May 18, 08 4:04 PM CDT P Davis Doig
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Mergers & Acquisitions May 17, 08 9:58 AM CDT SeacoastNH
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Yahoo Says Icahn Doesn't Understand Full Picture May 15, 08 10:37 AM CDT K Spak
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CBS Shells Out $1.8B to Buy CNET May 15, 08 8:16 AM CDT K Spak
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Icahn to Move Ahead With Yahoo Proxy Fight May 14, 08 6:18 PM CDT J Johnson
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Icahn Grabs Yahoo Stake, Could Try to Force Sale May 13, 08 5:34 PM CDT W McCahill
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Italian Firm to Buy DRS Technologies May 12, 08 9:06 PM CDT N Colgrass
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HP, Looking for Edge, Close to Buying EDS for $12-13B May 12, 08 4:12 PM CDT J Oransky
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 Cablevision Buys Newsday  May 12, 08 4:47 AM CDT J ONeill
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 Murdoch Drops Newsday Bid  May 10, 08 1:10 PM CDT W Oliver
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Microsoft Not About to Buy Facebook (or Yahoo) May 9, 08 2:29 PM CDT J Oransky
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Sprint in Talks to Sell Struggling Nextel Unit May 6, 08 7:10 AM CDT K Spak
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Yahoo Still Open to Offers: Yang May 5, 08 10:38 PM CDT R Quinn
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T-Mobile Parent Mulling Bid for Sprint Nextel May 5, 08 7:54 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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 Microsoft Boosts Offer,   Launches Talks With Yahoo  May 2, 08 3:19 PM CDT J Oransky
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Microsoft Edges Toward Hostile Bid May 2, 08 12:02 AM CDT R Quinn
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Cut the Charade: Let Rupert Have His Way With Journal May 1, 08 10:26 AM CDT J Oransky
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Microsoft Still Pondering Yahoo Options May 1, 08 5:04 AM CDT R Quinn
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XM and Sirius Delay Meetings as FCC Weighs Merger Apr 30, 08 12:23 PM CDT J Oransky
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Ballmer May Seek Middle Path on Yahoo Apr 30, 08 2:11 AM CDT R Quinn
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Mars Buys Wrigley, With Assist From Buffett Apr 28, 08 6:02 AM CDT J ONeill
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Microsoft's Price Wasn't Right: Yahoo Offer Expires Apr 27, 08 1:24 PM CDT C Zimmerman
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Arby's Purchase of Wendy's 'Sad Day' for Thomas Family Apr 25, 08 10:22 AM CDT K Spak
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Delta, Northwest Execs: Merger Would Ease Gas Burden Apr 24, 08 3:26 PM CDT J Oransky
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 Apple Snaps Up Chip Design Company Apr 24, 08 2:07 AM CDT R Quinn
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 Ballmer to Yahoo:  That's Our Final Offer  Apr 23, 08 2:46 PM CDT P Davis Doig
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 Murdoch  Closing In on   Newsday Deal  Apr 22, 08 10:24 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Air France-KLM Pulls Offer for Alitalia Apr 22, 08 6:10 AM CDT J Farago
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Cisco Develops a Lighter Touch in Acquisitions Apr 17, 08 12:31 PM CDT L Weir
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United and Continental May Be Next to Merge Apr 15, 08 1:25 AM CDT R Quinn
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 Delta, Northwest  Approve Merger  Apr 14, 08 7:14 PM CDT N Colgrass
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 Blockbuster Makes  $1.35B Bid for Circuit City  Apr 14, 08 7:58 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Delta, Northwest Close to Merger After Revived Talks Apr 13, 08 3:00 PM CDT P Davis Doig
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Yahoo Merger Could Level Online Ad Market Apr 11, 08 11:33 AM CDT M Cantor
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Yahoo Board Meets as Buyout Options Grow Apr 11, 08 12:37 AM CDT R Quinn
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 Yahoo, AOL May Merge;   Murdoch-Microsoft In Talks  Apr 9, 08 10:29 PM CDT J Johnson
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Yahoo Investor Calls Microsoft Threat a Blunder Apr 9, 08 11:26 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Discover Gobbles Up Diners Club Apr 7, 08 11:19 PM CDT R Quinn
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Murdoch Heir's Deal for Aussie Media Mainstay Falls Apart Apr 7, 08 9:26 AM CDT W McCahill
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Novartis, Nestle Agree to $39B Deal on Alcon Apr 7, 08 7:05 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Microsoft and Yahoo: Second Date, Still No Kiss Apr 4, 08 9:24 AM CDT L Weir
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Sinking Market Forces New Venture-Capital Strategies Apr 3, 08 3:11 PM CDT J Oransky
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Microsoft Standing Pat on Yahoo Bid Apr 1, 08 12:14 PM CDT P Davis Doig
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Diller's Trials Far From Over After IAC Verdict Mar 31, 08 9:38 AM CDT W McCahill
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  Pernod Spirits High   After $8.3B Absolut Buy  Mar 31, 08 9:03 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Delta-Northwest Deal May Be Back On, Without Pilot Input Mar 28, 08 4:08 PM CDT J Oransky
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Chinese Law Muddles Microsoft Bid for Yahoo Mar 28, 08 12:24 PM CDT J Johnson
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Clear Channel, Buyers Sue Banks Over Soured Deal Mar 26, 08 5:27 PM CDT N McMaster
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$19B Buyout of Clear Channel Nearly Dead Mar 25, 08 7:01 PM CDT M Cantor
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Microsoft Likely to Raise Yahoo Bid: Analyst Mar 25, 08 1:51 PM CDT N McMaster
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 Satellite Merger Clears Hurdle  Mar 24, 08 2:56 PM CDT N McMaster
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Cash-Strapped Borders Considering Selling Itself Mar 20, 08 10:57 AM CDT W McCahill
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 How Yahoo Would   Improve Microsoft  Mar 18, 08 3:07 PM CDT N McMaster
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Pilot  Impasse May Ground Northwest-Delta Merger Mar 18, 08 7:45 AM CDT J Johnson
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Deutsche Telekom to Buy Greek Stake Mar 17, 08 1:02 PM CDT C Bayers
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Air France Buys Alitalia in Cut-Rate Deal Mar 17, 08 3:45 AM CDT J Farago
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 JP Morgan Buys Bear    Stearns for $2 a Share   Mar 16, 08 4:58 PM CDT N Colgrass
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Wounded Bear Scrambles for a Savior Mar 15, 08 11:33 AM CDT W Oliver
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Yahoo, Microsoft Execs Meet to Discuss Buyout Mar 14, 08 8:07 AM CDT J Johnson
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 AOL Goes Social, Buys Bebo  Mar 13, 08 1:56 PM CDT P Davis Doig
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EA Gets Hostile in 'Grand Theft' Takeover Bid Mar 13, 08 10:04 AM CDT P Davis Doig
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Yahoo Buys Time to Delay Proxy Battle Mar 5, 08 9:21 AM CST P Davis Doig
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Porsche Speeds to $225B Euro Empire Mar 3, 08 10:29 PM CST R Quinn
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Shakeup May Signal E*Trade's Availability Mar 3, 08 10:05 AM CST M Morris
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United Tech Makes $3B Bid for Diebold Mar 2, 08 8:57 PM CST L Jorgensen
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Come See the Softer Side of Microsoft Mar 2, 08 6:35 AM CST W Oliver
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Liberty Looks to Leverage DirecTV Deal Feb 28, 08 9:25 AM CST C Bayers
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Asia May Be Yahoo's Trump Card Feb 27, 08 8:38 AM CST P Davis Doig
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