Read more hostile takeover stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1796/hostile-takeover.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:13:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73619/kraft-makes-hostile-bid-for-cadbury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKraft launched a hostile bid for UK candy giant Cadbury today. The offer values the company at more than $16 billion and asks Cadbury shareholders to accept a merger that its executives rejected, the Wall Street Journal reports. Kraft, which hopes to boost sales by gaining exposure to new markets,...http://www.newser.com/story/73619/kraft-makes-hostile-bid-for-cadbury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 9:07:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53160/roche-gets-genentech-in-468b-biotech-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwiss drug giant Roche has succeeded in its quest to own biotech firm Genentech outright, and will purchase the 44% of shares it does not already own for $95 each, the San Francisco Chronicle reports today. The $46.8 billion deal comes after months of haggling, wherein Roche offered as...http://www.newser.com/story/53160/roche-gets-genentech-in-468b-biotech-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Mar 2009 6:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32671/booming-china-flexing-its-ma-muscle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese companies are on a buying binge, snapping up $42 billion worth of foreign assets in the first 6 months of 2008. That's a 500% increase over the previous year, and equal to the combined value of takeovers from 2000 to 2006, reports DealBook in the New York Times. And,...http://www.newser.com/story/32671/booming-china-flexing-its-ma-muscle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31808/inbev-brews-plan-to-oust-anheuser-busch-directors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInBev is turning up the heat in its $46.35-billion attempt to take over St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, seeking to replace the company's board with a new slate of directors. The move aims to allow shareholders a direct say on the merger bid that was spurned last month, reports the Wall...http://www.newser.com/story/31808/inbev-brews-plan-to-oust-anheuser-busch-directors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jul 2008 8:15:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30927/budweiser-to-reject-inbev-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnheuser-Busch plans to reject Belgian brewer InBev's $46 billion offer to buy the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The decision is not expected to deter InBev, however, which could launch a hostile takeover bid, the Journal notes. InBev wants to acquire the St. Louis brewer—the maker of Budweiser—...http://www.newser.com/story/30927/budweiser-to-reject-inbev-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28330/belgians-eye-46b-anheuser-busch-takeover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Belgian brewing giant whose brands include Stella Artois is contemplating a $46 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch, the Financial Times reports today. If CEO August Busch IV denies Belgium's InBev, as he reportedly did in October, the company may go directly to shareholders. InBev is also contemplating a partnership with...http://www.newser.com/story/28330/belgians-eye-46b-anheuser-busch-takeover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 May 2008 18:51:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27386/icahn-grabs-yahoo-stake-could-try-to-force-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new player has entered the Microsoft-Yahoo epic, the Wall Street Journal reports: billionaire investor Carl Icahn. He has bought about a 4% stake in Yahoo since Microsoft withdrew its offer to buy on May 3. Icahn will decide by tomorrow whether to launch an attempt to take over Yahoo's...http://www.newser.com/story/27386/icahn-grabs-yahoo-stake-could-try-to-force-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 May 2008 17:39:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26318/microsoft-edges-toward-hostile-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft appears to be edging closer to a hostile bid for Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports; an announcement of the company's next move is expected today. Price will be a key factor: CEO Steve Ballmer told employees yesterday he won't pay a "dime above" what he thinks Yahoo is...http://www.newser.com/story/26318/microsoft-edges-toward-hostile-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 May 2008 4:52:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26179/microsoft-still-pondering-yahoo-options.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft's board met yesterday to discuss the next move in its bid for Yahoo but didn't make a decision, the Wall Street Journal reports. Directors have given CEO Steve Ballmer broad leeway to decide between going hostile or walking away from the bid, and insiders say it could still go...http://www.newser.com/story/26179/microsoft-still-pondering-yahoo-options.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 May 2008 9:37:49 CDT