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1. Prudential said eyeing more AIG assets
Life insurer Prudential is considering bidding for more than just the Asian operations of American International Group, its chief executive told the Financial Times on Friday.
24 Oct 2008
2. Adecco abandons bid for Michael Page
Adecco, the world's largest staffing company, said on Tuesday it would not make an offer for Michael Page, sending shares in its British rival down by over 30 percent.
16 Sep 2008
3. Sainsbury up on market talk of bid interest
Shares in Sainsbury rose as much as 3.5 percent on Friday as traders cited market of bid interest in the supermarket group.
12 Sep 2008
4. BG gives up battle for Australia's Origin
Gas producer BG Group admitted defeat in its hostile takeover bid for Australian utility and gas fields owner Origin Energy, after Origin formed a joint venture with U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips.
09 Sep 2008
5. Rio's packaging unit draws interest
Private equity and strategic buyers are vying for Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto's $5 billion (2.84 billion pounds) packaging business, according to sources familiar with the situation.
09 Sep 2008
6. Informa shares fall after bid rejection
Shares in publishing company Informa fell 8.7 percent in early trade on Friday after it rejected a reduced takeover offer from a private equity consortium.
05 Sep 2008
7. EDF seen reviving British Energy bid
French utility EDF has moved closer to a deal to buy nuclear generator British Energy after fruitful talks with some of the company's biggest investors, the Financial Times said on Friday.
05 Sep 2008
8. Informa price cut as Blackstone joins bid group
Private equity firm Blackstone has joined a consortium bidding for Informa, but an industry source said the group was no longer prepared to pay its original price for the British publishing firm.
04 Sep 2008
9. Chinalco won't buy into BHP
Chinalco is still pondering BHP Billiton's takeover bid for Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto and is not decided whether to accept or reject the offer, but stressed on Tuesday it will not seek to buy into BHP.
02 Sep 2008
10. Lonmin mulls options to fight Xstrata bid
The world's third biggest platinum producer Lonmin rejected again on Tuesday Xstrata's hostile $10 billion (5.6 billion pounds) takeover bid as undervaluing the firm and said it was exploring options.
02 Sep 2008
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