Wall Street Journal. Europe 2007 Jason Singer - Abstracts

Wall Street Journal. Europe 2007 Jason Singer
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3i to boost U.S. investments.(United States)(3i Group PLC)(Company overview)(Financial report)Business, internationalJason Singer
ABN bidding goes down to wire: RBS revises conditions on late $99 billion offer in effort to trump Barclays.(ABN Amro Holding N.V., Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
ABN boards neutral on 2 bids.(ABN Amro Holding N.V. )Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
ABN girds for shareholder battle.(ABN Amro Holding N.V.)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
ABN, under fire, to set defenses: in Europe, pressure rises on banks to consolidate; hostile bids aren't likely.(ABN AMRO Holding N.V.)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer
Agitation at Vodafone shows activists can be small or big.(ECS Assets PPC)Business, internationalCassell Bryan-Low, Jason Singer
Akzo Nobel brings in Henkel to win a deal for ICI: move marks new effort to jointly buy a rival, then later break it up.(Imperial Chemical Industries PLC)Business, internationalJason Singer
Alitalia bid is lost in translation: 'cryptic' rules spur TPG to drop out; Air One gains edge.(private equity firm TPG, Air One S.p.A.)Business, internationalJason Singer, Luca Di Leo
Altadis bid may spur others.(tobacco)(Imperial Tobacco Group PLC)(includes Stock Quotes and "Smok Signals" statistical tables)(Industry overview)(Financial report)Business, internationalKeith Johnson, Vanessa O'Connell, Jason Singer
Altadis deal may bolster Imperial Tobacco.Business, internationalJason Singer
Amid European fray, biggest bank deal ever: Dutch ABN to unveil pact with Barclays, with rivals circling.Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer
Another group of firms studies a possible bid for J Sainsbury.(Bain Capital Inc., Appollo Management, Vornado Realty Trust)Business, internationalJason Singer
Apollo, Blackstone express interest in Northern Rock.(Apollo Management LP, Blackstone Group)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Attention, shoppers: Europe's stores in play.(Carrefour S.A.)(Chairman Bernard Arnault resigns)(includes Stock Quotes, "Stocking Up" and " Private Shopper" statistical tables)(Company overview)(Financial report)Business, internationalCecilie Rohwedder, Jason Singer, Christina Passariello
A weekend of worry tests big U.K. lender.(Northern Rock PLC)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Barclays bid for ABN gets some support.(ABN Amro Holding N.V.)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer
Barclays chief may see payoff from patience: Varley had a vision as he waited his turn; a thing for Ping Pong.(John Silvester Varley, Barclays PLC)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Barclays move recasts roles in bank sector: ABN Amro deal talk spurs new strategies; rival bids may emerge.Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Barclays nears $80 billion deal for ABN Amro?(banking)(United Kingdom)(includes Stock Quotes and "Top Global Banks" statistical tables)(Industry overview)(Financial report)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer
Barclays' play for ABN near tipping point: if stock price tops 35 euro, talks could collapse; a three-bank consortium enters the picture.Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Battle for ABN hits legal snag; what's next? LaSalle sale is halted, sparking 6-bank scrum, BofA to defend its deal.(Bank of America Corp.)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer
Behind U.K.'s shift on bank bailouts.(United Kingdom)Business, internationalJason Singer, Joellen Perry
Bertelsmann seeks to buy remaining 10% of RTL.(RTL Group S.A.)Business, internationalJason Singer
BHP Billiton bid for rival driven by mining boom.Business, internationalRobert Guy Matthews, Jason Singer
Borse Dubai raises bid for OMX to $4.9 billion.Business, internationalJason Singer, Jenny Clevstrom
Borse Dubai's vision: beat out Nasdaq for OMX, go global.Business, internationalAlistair MacDonald, Jason Singer
Britain for sale: foreign owners may be secret of U.K.'s success; outsiders spur revival as critics question cost, BMW rescues the Mini.Business, internationalAlistair MacDonald, Jason Singer
Buyout firm close to winning Chrysler bidding: deal would rid Daimler of billions in liabilities, shift control to Cerberus.(DaimlerChrysler AG, Cerberus Capital Management LP)Business, internationalDennis K. Berman, Jason Singer, Jeffrey McCracken, Gina Chon
Cadbury plan attracts partners.Business, internationalDeborah Ball, Jason Singer, Julie Jargon
Chrysler deal heralds new direction for Detroit: Cerberus takes gamble on union concessions; GM, Ford may benefit.(Chrysler Group, Cerberus Capital Management LP, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co.)Business, internationalJason Singer, Jeffrey McCracken, Gina Chon
Citigroup may be pondering a bid for ABN: global holdings would mesh, but an approach is difficult given Barclays's exclusive talks.(Heard on the Street)(ABN AMRO Holding N.V.)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Dennis K. Berman, Jason Singer
Daimler to see bidders - minus Kerkorian.(Kirk Kerkorian)Business, internationalStephen Power, Jason Singer, Gina Chon
EMI deal likely to resolve Warner's quest.(EMI Group PLC, Terra Firma Capital Partners, Warner Music Group Corp.)Business, internationalJason Singer, Ethan Smith, Aaron O. Patrick
Enel fires up Europe utility war.(Endesa S.A.)(electric utilities)(includes Stock Quotes and "Empowered" statistical tables)(Financial report)Business, internationalKeith Johnson, Jason Singer
European telecoms move to sell radio towers: some carriers don't see them as core business and want to cut costs.(Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., 3 Italia, Deutsche Telekom AG)Business, internationalCassell Bryan-Low, Jason Singer
For buyout firms, West meets Mideast.(Apax Partners Worldwide L.L.P., Blackstone Group LP, Weather Investments S.p.A.)Business, internationalCassell Bryan-Low, Jason Singer
Ford nears sale of Aston Martin.(Ford Motor Co.)(automobiles)(includes Stock Quotes and related article "More on Aston Martin")(Company overview)(Financial report)Business, internationalStephen Power, Jason Singer
For Nasdaq, a Nordic track: takeover of OMX would follow NYSE's crossing of Atlantic.(Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., OMX AB)Business, internationalAaron Lucchetti, Alistair MacDonald, Jason Singer
France Telecom, Telefonica may join battle for control of Telecom Italia.Business, internationalJason Singer, Gabriel Kahn
GE nears deal in plastics auction: nearly $11 billion sale to Saudi company Sabic would create global giant.Business, internationalKathryn Kranhold, Dennis K. Berman, Jason Singer
Gulf Oil to buy lubricants producer.(Gulf Oil International Ltd., Petromin)Business, internationalJason Singer
Iberia gets $4.55 billion takeover offer.(Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A., TPG Capital LLC)Business, internationalDaniel Michaels, Keith Johnson, Jason Singer
In Europe, bank suitors are undeterred: deals still percolate despite turbulence in credit markets.(Kaupthing Bank HF buys NIBC Holding NV)Business, internationalJason Singer
Kicking Chrysler's tires: car makers approach Daimler as it steps up sale or spinoff plans.Business, internationalJason Singer
M and A milestone: $101 billion deal for ABN Amro: group set to dismember 183-year-old bank; will buyers regret it?(merger-and-acquisition consortium headed by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, ABN AMRO Holding N.V.)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Northern Rock seeks buyer, possibly at fire-sale prices.Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
PPR in talks to buy Puma stake: German sportswear maker could fill fashion niche for French luxury group.(PPR S.A., formerly Pinault-Printemps-Redoute)Business, internationalJason Singer
Qatar drops bid for Sainsbury.(Delta (Two) Ltd., J. Sainsbury PLC)Business, internationalJason Singer
Qatar nears deal to acquire stake in LSE: move underscores race in Mideast to become region's trading hub.(Qatar Investment Authority, London Stock Exchange)Business, internationalAaron Lucchetti, Alistair MacDonald, Jason Singer
Race for Spain's Altadis heats up as bids loom: Imperial Tobacco, CVC are poised to do battle in all-European contest.(CVC Capital Partners Ltd. )Business, internationalJason Singer
RBS group lines up financing: stock, assets will be sold to help fund bid for ABN; Merrill gets leading role.(Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, ABN Amro Holding N.V., Merrill Lynch and Co.)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
RBS prepares new ABN offer: roughly $98 billion bid to be almost all cash; Barclays weighs move.(Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, ABN Amro Holding NV)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Siemens to buy UGS as part of overhaul.(Germany)(includes Stock Quotes statistical table)(electronics)(Company overview)(Financial report)Business, internationalDennis K. Berman, Jason Singer, Mike Esterl
Smiths nears aerospace sale: deal for $4.9 billion with GE would mark shift for U.K. firm.(Smiths Group PLC)Business, internationalJason Singer
The world's capital: going global; in bid to land ABN, Barclays taps funding from China, Singapore.(ABN Amro Holding N.V.)Business, internationalJason Dean, Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
Thomson-Reuters deal to spark race.Business, internationalCassell Bryan-Low, Jason Singer, Karen Richardson
Thomson's sale of unit to aid pursuit of Reuters.Business, internationalJason Singer
TomTom escalates bid war for digital mapper.(Tele Atlas N.V.)Business, internationalJason Singer, Adam Ewing
Two big vendors of financial data weigh a merger: Thomson eyes Reuters in move that confirms high interest in sector.Business, internationalJason Singer, Aaron O. Patrick, Stephanie Kang
Two Gulf firms in talks with big OMX holders.(Borse Dubai, Qatar Investment Authority)Business, internationalAlistair MacDonald, Jason Singer
UBS to report big loss tied to credit woes.(Financial report)Business, internationalRandall Smith, Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer
U.K.'s Vodafone secures a passage into India.(United Kingdom)(Vodafone Group PLC to acquire Hutchison Essar Ltd.)(includes Stock Quotes statistical table)(Financial report)(Market overview)Business, internationalEric Bellman, Cassell Bryan-Low, Jason Singer
U.K. to review bids for Northern Rock.Business, internationalJason Singer
Unwanted suitor raises the stakes in fight for ABN: RBS-led group makes $98.58 bil proposal; holders apply pressure.(Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC)Business, internationalCarrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer
Vivendi in talks for stake in Dubai's Oger Telecom.Business, internationalJason Singer, David Pearson
VW raises stake in MAN, seeking a three-way deal.(Volkswagen AG)(automobiles)(includes Stock Quotes statistical table)(Company overview)(Financial report)Business, internationalJason Singer, Christoph Rauwald
Will Rio play Pac-Man? Miner consideres use of takeover defense to fend off BHP bid.Business, internationalJason Singer
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