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Air Products Boosts Airgas Bid 5.8%

09.07.2010 - Gas and chemicals company Air Products and Chemicals raised on Thursday its hostile bid for rival Airgas by 5.8% to $5.3 billion, but the offer remained slightly below the company...

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Airgas Rejects Air Products' Tender Extension

06.04.2010 - Airgas on Thursday repeated its view that a $5.1 billion hostile bid by Air ProductsAir "grossly undervalues" the company, after larger rival Air Products earlier extended its...

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Air Products Hired Law Firm More Than 40 Years Ago

19.02.2010 - A law firm accused of a conflict of interest by Airgas has represented Air Products for more than 40 years, a long-term relationship that could help the firm dodge the conflict...

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U.S. SEC Began Airgas Trades Probe Before Air Products Bid

11.02.2010 - U.S. securities regulators were probing unusual activity in Airgas call options before a $5.1 billion offer for the industrial gas company was announced, a person familiar with the...

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Airgas Rejects Air Products' Takeover Offer

10.02.2010 - Airgas formally rejected a takeover offer from Air Products and Chemicals on Tuesday, saying the $5.1 billion offer "significantly undervalues" the industrial gas company...

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Ratiopharm Fields Decisive Takeover Bids

08.02.2010 - Generic-drug makers Teva and Actavis, backed by Swedish buyout firm EQT, have placed make-or-break bids for German peer Ratiopharm but drug major Pfizer is expected to also be a...