Acquisitions

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• Concern at Magazine Over Sale to Scientologists

  
  DealBook — Authority: 773
  Managers of The St. Petersburg Times, which has published a series of scathing articles on Scientology, announced Friday that it would sell one of its sibling publications to a California media company whose top management are Scientologists.
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• Ciena Begins New Era, Outbids Nokia for Nortel Assets

  
  Telecom Ramblings — Authority: 134
  According to various reports over the weekend, Ciena (CIEN: chart , news ) has won the auction for Nortel’s optical networking and carrier ethernet businesses.  The company apparently raised its earlier stalking horse offer all the way to $769M, made up of $530M in cash and $239M in convertible notes, just ...
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• Microsoft and News Corp. Said to Weigh Web Pact

  
  DealBook — Authority: 773
  Microsoft has held talks with the News Corporation about a tie up, which would involve News Corp. getting paid to take its news Web sites off Google, according to press reports.
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• Some Rivals Weigh Bids for Cadbury

  
  DealBook — Authority: 773
  While Kraft Foods $16.7 billion offer for Cadbury is the only official bid so far, Hershey is considering one of at least $17 billion, while Nestle and Ferrero are weighing their options, The New York Times reported.
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• Reliance Makes Bid for Chemical Giant

  
  DealBook — Authority: 773
  Reliance Industries, the largest private company in India, said that it had made an offer to acquire a controlling interest in the worlds third-largest chemical company, LyondellBasell.
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• KMF, KMR to be merged and listed on Korean stock exchange

  
  Vietnam Stock Market News — Authority: 158
  VNStockNews.com - On November 20, Mirae Joint Stock Co (HOSE listed KMR) in coordination with Ban Viet Securities JSC (VCSC) co-organised the merger plan with Mirae Fiber JSC (HNX listed KMF) as well as the listing plan on Korea Stock Exchange (Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotation- Kosdaq).Talking about the ...
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• Ciena Said to Win Nortel Unit for $769 Million

  
  DealBook — Authority: 773
  Ciena will buy Nortel Networks optical networking and carrier ethernet business for $769 million after outbidding Nokia Siemens Networks in a three-day auction, Reuters reported Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
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• G.E. and Vivendi Halt Talks Over Stake in NBC

  
  DealBook — Authority: 773
  Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, with the two sides apparently at least $500 million apart on how to value the network, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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• Some Rivals Weigh Bids for Cadbury

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Cadbury has spent months stonewalling Kraft Foods’ hostile offer. But the entrance of another bidder could help its negotiating position against Kraft.
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• Reliance Makes Bid for Chemical Giant

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Reliance Industries’ offer for LyondellBasell could be the biggest deal in Reliance’s history and one of the largest ever by an Indian company.
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• LAN Airlines is ‘window shopping’ for acquisitions

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 543
  Lan Airlines SA, Latin America’s biggest air carrier by market value, is “window shopping” for mergers and acquisitions as its Latin American passenger traffic recovers, Chief Operating Officer read more
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• Iconix could make Playboy work: Kill the mag, take the sex out of the brand

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 668
  Filed under: Deals , Media World Playboy ( PLA ) tends to be associated with the magazine and sex. Not the hardcore, nasty kind, of course -- Playboy has always been more than a tad distinguished, staying above board while the adult entertainment industry has chosen to compete in ways that my editor would delete ...
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• Reliance Industries Makes Bid for U.S. Chemical Company

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  India’s largest private company said that it has made an offer to acquire a controlling interest in the world’s third-largest chemical company.
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• EU extends review of Oracle plan to buy Sun

  
  fsdaily.com - Free Software News - Published news — Authority: 160
  European regulators extended their review of Oracle Corps (ORCL.O) proposed $7-billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O), giving the software maker more time to address anti-competitive concerns. Advertisement Your ad here!
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• Op-Ed Contributor: My Chocolate Meltdown

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  How a corporate takeover ruined the perfect 82 percent cacao extra-dark bar.
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• Watch Full-Length TV Content On YouTube | ‘Shows’ Section Features Channel 4 & 60 More

  
  Web TV Wire — Authority: 422
  British viewers now have a new section of YouTube named ‘Shows’. It contains clips and full episodes from 60 partners, with more promised to follow. The bulk of the content comes from Channel 4, which is running the venture alongside its own 4oD. Professional YouTube YouTube has been seeking to add full-length ...
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• Business Briefing | Companies: Coffee Acquisition Helps Results at Smucker

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  The J. M. Smucker Company nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee improved its lineup.
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• G.E. and Vivendi Halt Talks Over Stake in NBC

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  The sides appear to be at least $500 million apart on how to value NBC Universal, which G.E. is hoping to sell to Comcast, the big cable television company.
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• This Weeks Acquisitions

  
  The Little Professor — Authority: 581
  Nikolai Leskov, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk   (Hesperus, 2003).  Novella (first published in 1865) translating elements of the Scottish play to Russia; inspired an opera by Shostakovich.  Also known as Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District .  (Amazon [secondhand]) Stanley Elkin, George Mills (Dalkey Archive, ...
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• Cadbury Bid Under Study at Hershey

  
  NYT > Global Home — Authority: 150
  Any Hershey offer would need to be at least $17 billion and would break from the financial conservatism that has long defined the American chocolate giant.
  2 days ago

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