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UPDATE: WSJ Reports US$100 million bid for Boston Globe
WSJ reports bid for Boston Globe pegged at US$100 million. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times Co received a formal offer on the Boston Globe in the amount of US$100 million.
UPDATE: Gardner Denver Considering KKR Offer
Gardner Denver mulling over US$75 per share offer from KKR. Gardner Denver Inc. 's board would convene on Monday to consider the US$3. 7 billion offer by private equity firm KKR and Co.
UPDATE: Heinz Buyout’s Hard Lessons
No one is safe without the numbers, message sent to industry by Heinz buyout. The buyout of H. J. Heinz by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and others have placed many food executives of known brands properly warned that they either shape up or be shipped out.
Rosneft Plans Rival Takeover
Rosneft buys TNK-BP for over US$40 billion. If all goes according to plan, Rosneft would be taking over control over its major rival, TNK-BP. The two Russian oil companies would then complete the oil industry's biggest takeover in history, three months before the agreed upon deadline.