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BAT to buy remaining stake in Imasco

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British American Tobacco PLC (BAT) has reached an agreement to purchase the 58% of Imasco Ltd. that it does not already own. BAT will acquire the remaining share for 4.2 billion pound sterling (6.35 billion euros). Imasco is a diversified holding firm based in Canada. It has primary interests in the tobacco, financial services, retailing, and property development industries.

Author: Sesit, Michael R., Greenberg, Larry M.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
Canada, Tobacco Products, Tobacco Manufacturing, Tobacco industry, British American Tobacco Plc., Imasco Ltd.

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Lasmo to buy Monument for $965.6 million in stock

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Lasmo PLC has reached an agreement to purchase Monument Oil & Gas PLC for shares worth 600 million pound sterling ($965.6 million). Lasmo is an independent oil firm based in Great Britain. The deal follows Lasmo's decision to withdraw from the 3 billion pound sterling merger negotiations with Enterprise Oil PLC, a rival firm. Monument is a smaller independent oil company.

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Lasmo to purchase Monument Oil & Gas for shares worth 600 million pound sterling ($965.6 million)

Author: Sesit, Michael R., Pylas, Panagiotis
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Petroleum industry, Natural gas, Petroleum, Gas industry, Eni LASMO PLC, Monument Oil and Gas PLC

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GKN, Brambles decide it's time for a merger

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Brambles Industries Ltd. will merge with a spinned off company from GKN PLC. The new company will be called Brambles Industries PLC in the UK, and Brambles Industries Ltd. in Australia.

Author: Sesit, Michael R.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
Australia, Diversified Companies, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, Support Activities for Transportation, Management, Transportation industry, GKN PLC, Brambles Industries Ltd., Brambles Industries PLC

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