Wall Street Journal. Europe 2007 Jason Singer |
Title | Subject | Authors |
3i to boost U.S. investments.(United States)(3i Group PLC)(Company overview)(Financial report) | Business, international | Jason 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer |
ABN boards neutral on 2 bids.(ABN Amro Holding N.V. ) | Business, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer |
ABN girds for shareholder battle.(ABN Amro Holding N.V.) | Business, international | Carrick 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer |
Agitation at Vodafone shows activists can be small or big.(ECS Assets PPC) | Business, international | Cassell 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, international | Jason 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, international | Jason 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, international | Keith Johnson, Vanessa O'Connell, Jason Singer |
Altadis deal may bolster Imperial Tobacco. | Business, international | Jason Singer |
Amid European fray, biggest bank deal ever: Dutch ABN to unveil pact with Barclays, with rivals circling. | Business, international | Carrick 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, international | Jason Singer |
Apollo, Blackstone express interest in Northern Rock.(Apollo Management LP, Blackstone Group) | Business, international | Carrick 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, international | Cecilie Rohwedder, Jason Singer, Christina Passariello |
A weekend of worry tests big U.K. lender.(Northern Rock PLC) | Business, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer |
Barclays bid for ABN gets some support.(ABN Amro Holding N.V.) | Business, international | Carrick 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer |
Barclays move recasts roles in bank sector: ABN Amro deal talk spurs new strategies; rival bids may emerge. | Business, international | Carrick 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, international | Carrick 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, international | Carrick 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer |
Behind U.K.'s shift on bank bailouts.(United Kingdom) | Business, international | Jason Singer, Joellen Perry |
Bertelsmann seeks to buy remaining 10% of RTL.(RTL Group S.A.) | Business, international | Jason Singer |
BHP Billiton bid for rival driven by mining boom. | Business, international | Robert Guy Matthews, Jason Singer |
Borse Dubai raises bid for OMX to $4.9 billion. | Business, international | Jason Singer, Jenny Clevstrom |
Borse Dubai's vision: beat out Nasdaq for OMX, go global. | Business, international | Alistair 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, international | Alistair 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, international | Dennis K. Berman, Jason Singer, Jeffrey McCracken, Gina Chon |
Cadbury plan attracts partners. | Business, international | Deborah 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, international | Jason 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Dennis K. Berman, Jason Singer |
Daimler to see bidders - minus Kerkorian.(Kirk Kerkorian) | Business, international | Stephen 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, international | Jason 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, international | Keith 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, international | Cassell 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, international | Cassell 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, international | Stephen 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, international | Aaron Lucchetti, Alistair MacDonald, Jason Singer |
France Telecom, Telefonica may join battle for control of Telecom Italia. | Business, international | Jason Singer, Gabriel Kahn |
GE nears deal in plastics auction: nearly $11 billion sale to Saudi company Sabic would create global giant. | Business, international | Kathryn Kranhold, Dennis K. Berman, Jason Singer |
Gulf Oil to buy lubricants producer.(Gulf Oil International Ltd., Petromin) | Business, international | Jason Singer |
Iberia gets $4.55 billion takeover offer.(Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A., TPG Capital LLC) | Business, international | Daniel 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, international | Jason Singer |
Kicking Chrysler's tires: car makers approach Daimler as it steps up sale or spinoff plans. | Business, international | Jason 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer |
Northern Rock seeks buyer, possibly at fire-sale prices. | Business, international | Carrick 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, international | Jason Singer |
Qatar drops bid for Sainsbury.(Delta (Two) Ltd., J. Sainsbury PLC) | Business, international | Jason 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, international | Aaron 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, international | Jason 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, international | Carrick 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer |
Siemens to buy UGS as part of overhaul.(Germany)(includes Stock Quotes statistical table)(electronics)(Company overview)(Financial report) | Business, international | Dennis 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, international | Jason Singer |
The world's capital: going global; in bid to land ABN, Barclays taps funding from China, Singapore.(ABN Amro Holding N.V.) | Business, international | Jason Dean, Carrick Mollenkamp, Jason Singer |
Thomson-Reuters deal to spark race. | Business, international | Cassell Bryan-Low, Jason Singer, Karen Richardson |
Thomson's sale of unit to aid pursuit of Reuters. | Business, international | Jason Singer |
TomTom escalates bid war for digital mapper.(Tele Atlas N.V.) | Business, international | Jason Singer, Adam Ewing |
Two big vendors of financial data weigh a merger: Thomson eyes Reuters in move that confirms high interest in sector. | Business, international | Jason Singer, Aaron O. Patrick, Stephanie Kang |
Two Gulf firms in talks with big OMX holders.(Borse Dubai, Qatar Investment Authority) | Business, international | Alistair MacDonald, Jason Singer |
UBS to report big loss tied to credit woes.(Financial report) | Business, international | Randall 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, international | Eric Bellman, Cassell Bryan-Low, Jason Singer |
U.K. to review bids for Northern Rock. | Business, international | Jason 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, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Edward Taylor, Jason Singer |
Vivendi in talks for stake in Dubai's Oger Telecom. | Business, international | Jason 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, international | Jason Singer, Christoph Rauwald |
Will Rio play Pac-Man? Miner consideres use of takeover defense to fend off BHP bid. | Business, international | Jason Singer |
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