Read more takeover bid stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25288/takeover-bid.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68801/cadbury-shoots-down-167b-kraft-takeover-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCadbury today rejected a $16.73 billion takeover bid from food giant Kraft, the Wall Street Journal reports. The candy maker has recently undergone restructuring and divestment that it says make it more valuable—and more attractive to suitors like Kraft. The Cadbury board says the offer “fundamentally undervalues” the...http://www.newser.com/story/68801/cadbury-shoots-down-167b-kraft-takeover-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 11:44:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43999/20b-yahoo-search-deal-total-fiction-exec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA report that Microsoft will buy Yahoo's search business and give two Internet execs a 30% share is "total fiction," one of the execs tells Kara Swisher at AllThingsDigital. Swisher agrees that the $20 billion deal, reported by the London Times , is likely non-existent. After all, board member Carl Icahn...http://www.newser.com/story/43999/20b-yahoo-search-deal-total-fiction-exec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Nov 2008 20:03:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38562/alitalia-gets-reprieve-as-pilots-back-takeover-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlitalia, the bankrupt Italian air carrier on the brink of collapse, got a reprieve today when its pilots agreed to a government-backed takeover bid by a team of business executives, Bloomberg reports. Pilots’ unions joined ground staff in approving the plan, which calls for 3,000 job cuts and longer...http://www.newser.com/story/38562/alitalia-gets-reprieve-as-pilots-back-takeover-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Sep 2008 10:43:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32837/yahoo-takes-icahn-fight-to-homepage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new button on Yahoo's homepage links users to the company's case against activist investor Carl Icahn, PC World reports. Icahn is seeking to unseat Yahoo's board at its Aug. 1 general meeting. The page links to voting forms and leaves shareholders in no doubt how the company thinks they...http://www.newser.com/story/32837/yahoo-takes-icahn-fight-to-homepage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Jul 2008 12:22:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32316/yahoo-snubs-microsoft-icahn-takeover-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo has rejected another takeover push, this time from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The bidders gave the Internet giant less than 24 hours to decide on an offer that would sell its search component to Microsoft and the rest of the company to Icahn...http://www.newser.com/story/32316/yahoo-snubs-microsoft-icahn-takeover-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Jul 2008 6:20:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31983/yang-slams-destabilizing-microsoft-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo CEO Jerry Yang launched a fresh offensive in the Yahoo-Microsoft war of words yesterday, reports the Wall Street Journal . Microsoft has said it would be interested in reopening merger talks if Yahoo's current board was replaced—but the Yahoo co-founder accuses the company of tactics to destabilize Yahoo without...http://www.newser.com/story/31983/yang-slams-destabilizing-microsoft-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Jul 2008 8:49:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31429/microsoft-preps-a-new-run-at-yahoo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft is back in pursuit of Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the company in talks with both News Corp. and Time Warner as potential partners for a restructured deal to buy the search giant . Yahoo has been in Microsoft’s sights for nearly six months, but initial efforts to...http://www.newser.com/story/31429/microsoft-preps-a-new-run-at-yahoo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jul 2008 8:18:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31302/yahoos-defensive-stance-microsoft-inconsistent-in-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs it tries to fend off investor Carl Icahn's attempt to replace its board of directors, Yahoo today presented its version of buyout negotiations with Microsoft to shareholders, MarketWatch reports. Yahoo portrayed Microsoft as “unresponsive, inconsistent,” and loose on logistic details of the proposed merger. "The record casts doubt on...http://www.newser.com/story/31302/yahoos-defensive-stance-microsoft-inconsistent-in-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 16:34:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26505/ballmers-competitive-streak-drove-yahoo-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft's Yahoo bid put CEO Steve Ballmer to the test: How much would he pay to fulfill his promise to "(expletive) kill Google"? Forty-seven billion bucks was too high, but many say he'll try again—and may have a tough time convincing investors it's all cool calculation. Microsoft still lags...http://www.newser.com/story/26505/ballmers-competitive-streak-drove-yahoo-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 May 2008 19:36:44 CDT