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M & A Wed Aug 13, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON (AP) -- British mining company Lonmin PLC ramped up its defense against a hostile 5 billion pound ($10 billion) takeover approach from Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata PLC on Wednesday, telling shareholders that the offer does not recognize its potential.. Read More

M & A Mon May 12, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON (AP) -- Shares in Chloride Group PLC, Europe's largest maker of backup power supplies, soared 35 percent after the company rejected a preliminary $1.3 billion takeover approach from U.S.-based rival Emerson Electric Co. Britain's Chloride, which s.. Read More

M & A Thu Nov 8, 2007 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP.AX - News) has made a long-awaited bid approach to Rio Tinto (LSE:RIO.L - News; ASX:RIO.AX - News) in a move aimed at creating a $350 billion-plus mining giant, but Rio rejected the all-share proposal.. Read More