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Has Kraft already made its best offer for Cadbury?

There are a number of reasons why Kraft may not dramatically increase its hostile offer for Cadbury.


No summer doldrums for Carl Icahn

The battle with Yahoo! management may be over, but Carl Icahn--in some form or fashion-- remains in the news. A quick glance at Monday's stories shows that Icahn remains the prime mover in some of the biggest deal news of the day: ImClone Systems Inc., Motorola Inc. and WCI....


EA takes three for Take-Two

Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is once again extending the deadline on its $2 billion tender offer for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. another month, but it hasn't raised its offer, making the deal unlikely to be consummated. ...


Lazard analyst: Expect EA news soon

With the expiration date hanging over Electronic Arts Inc.' $2 billion unsolicited bid for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., an analyst note from Lazard Capital Markets' Colin Sebastian has video game bloggers speculating about the prospects of the offer. ...


SCi receives bid, borrows from Take-Two's play book

When Electronic Arts Inc.'s made an unsolicited bid for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., speculation about the next video game deal ran rampant in the press. Well, it seems U.K.-listed video game company SCi Entertainment Group plc, best known for its "Tomb Raider" games, said it had received an offer, but rejected it....


Take-Two's troubles mount

In a move that should shock no one following Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the New York video game publisher, which is facing an unsolicited $1.9 billion bid from industry giant Electronic Arts Inc., was slapped with a lawsuit over its executive compensation package. The news of the suit follows shareholder defections, a move that may be both beneficial and troublesome for the company -- but more on that later. ...


The calm before the Diebold storm

All was quiet a day after United Technologies Corp. launched its $3 billion hostile bid for Diebold Inc., as investors braced for what could be a long, drawn-out battle for control of the troubled automated teller machine maker....



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