Entries tagged "hostile"

Cadbury baking a better offer?

Cadbury chairman Richard Carr went ahead and wrote an open letter to CEO Irene Rosenfeld spelling out how unattractive Kraft Food's offer to acquire Cadbury is.

Broadcom: If you can't buy 'em, sue 'em

Broadcom accuses former takeover target Emulex of patent infringement.

Broadcom boosts Emulex offer to $912M

Broadcom sweetens its bid for Emulex and gives its board until July 14 to support the tender offer.

Broadcom might up Emulex bid

Broadcom says a peek at Emulex's nonpublic info could change its hostile $764 million offer.

Broadcom fires latest volley in battle for Emulex

Broadcom urges Emulex to let its shareholders decide whether they like the suitor's $9.25 per share offer.

Emulex: Broadcom is misleading shareholders

Emulex accuses Broadcom of misleading shareholders to gain support for its hostile takeover attempt.

Broadcom to Emulex: What are you thinking?

Broadcom suggests Emulex's revenue projections are overly optimistic.

Emulex still doesn't like Broadcom offer

Broadcom's hostile $764 million tender offer is set to expire June 3.

The difficulty in going hostile

Emulex's rejection of Broadcom's $764 million unsolicited offer continues a trend of rejected tech bids.

Staples deadline for Corporate Express hostile takeover nears

Still no formal announcement, but if Staples Inc.'s plans to take its bid for Corporate Express NV hostile, the Framingham, Mass.-based stationary company must register an official bid for approval to the Dutch market regulator by May 13. So by next week we should have the formal announcement. There were supposedly more exploratory talks between the two companies, but it looks like Staples may go hostile. ...

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