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Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained

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Some investors and industry experts are enraged by a new hedging strategy which the Perry Corporation used to acquire shares in Mylan Laboratories without entailing any financial risk, putting it in a position to influence an acquisition attempt of King Pharmaceuticals.

Author: Sorkin, Andrew Ross
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
Management dynamics, Pharmaceutical preparations, Methods, Management, Pharmaceutical industry, Acquisitions and mergers, Company business management, Mylan Laboratories Inc., Hedge funds, King Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Amid Duel for MCI, Shareholder Resentment

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Verizon Communications' plan to buy Carlos Slim Helu's 13.4 percent stake in MCI may have angered shareholders because it gives the company a voting advantage over rival bidder Qwest Communications.

Author: Sorkin, Andrew Ross, Belson, Ken
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Securities issued, listed, Finance, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Influence, Communications industry, Securities, Qwest Communications International Inc., Company securities, MCI Inc., Company financing, Verizon Communications Inc., VZ, Slim, Carlos, MCIP

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Subjects list: United States, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Investor relations
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