Keyword: markets and companies
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28.04.2011
- Former Berkshire Hathaway executive David Sokol deliberately misled Warren Buffett when pitching an investment to him, the company's board concluded in a scathing report that may...
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28.04.2011
- Warren Buffett's leading heir apparent at Berkshire Hathaway, David Sokol, resigned after buying shares in Lubrizol, a chemical company he then pushed Buffett to buy. Here is a...
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28.04.2011
- Merck & Co said on Wednesday it plans to buy back up to $5 billion in shares, bringing its total share buyback program to $6.4 billion. The Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based...
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04.04.2011
- Bankers at Citigroup were unaware when discussing the possible sale of chemical company Lubrizol with the man tipped to succeed Warren Buffett that he had any intention to buy...
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28.03.2011
- British private equity firm 3i Group has kicked off the sale of Azelis, a Belgium headquartered chemicals distributor with €1 billion euros in sales, people familiar with the...
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23.03.2011
- China's Yanzhou Coal Mining Co and India's Aditya Birla group are among parties preparing to submit second-round bids for Australian coal miner Whitehaven Coal which is seeking...
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18.03.2011
- The Chief Executive of Lanxess, Axel Heitmann, said on Thursday the rubber chemicals specialist is screening the market for small to medium-sized takeover opportunities.
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16.03.2011
- Lubrizol it could have to pay a $200 million breakup fee if it walks away from its $9 billion deal to sell itself to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. The lubricant maker would...
