Keyword: takeovers

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CNOOC to Buy Nexen for $15.1 Billion in China's Largest Foreign Deal

24.07.2012 - State-controlled CNOOC launched China's richest foreign takeover bid yet on Monday by agreeing to buy Canadian oil producer Nexen for $15.1 billion, forcing Ottawa to decide...

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Surge in Biotech Deals to Unlock Big Investor Profits

18.07.2012 - Large investors in U.S. biotech companies are likely to capture serious windfall profits as deal activity picks up in the sector. A Reuters analysis of investors' average cost...

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GlaxoSmithKline Set for Human Genome Takeover

16.07.2012 - GlaxoSmithKline is expected to announce an agreement to acquire Human Genome Sciences for about $2.8 billion as soon as Monday, ending three months of its hostile pursuit of the U...

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Bank of America Shops Huntsman to PE Firms

15.06.2012 - Bank of America Merrill Lynch has reached out to several top U.S. private equity firms to gauge their interest in a potential deal for Huntsman, sources said, in the latest sign...

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Stada to Seek Deals as Sector Consolidates

30.05.2012 - German generic drugmaker Stada said rivals' growing appetite for takeovers is spurring it to also seek acquisitions as the industry goes for size to cut costs and compete on price...