Mergers & Acquisitions - Europes Headlines
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 2 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:
A. Schulman drops bid for Ferro, shares fall
July 2 - Chemical maker A. Schulman Inc said it dropped its bid for Ferro Corp, about four months after it had offered $563 million for its smaller rival.
Vivus's top shareholder proposes former AstraZeneca exec as CEO
July 2 - Vivus Inc's largest shareholder First Manhattan Co said it proposed a former senior executive of AstraZeneca Plc as chief executive of the obesity drug maker, a move that could swing shareholder support for the activist investor's board slate ahead of a proxy vote.
BRIEF-saint-Gobain shares open down after U.S opposes Ardagh's deal
PARIS, July 2 - Saint-Gobain: * Saint-gobain shares open down 1.5 percent after U.S opposes
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Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest
July 2 - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday:
PRESS DIGEST - British Business - July 2
July 2 - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 2
July 2 - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 1 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:
RPT-DEALTALK-Snowden fallout comes at bad time for private equity
* Carlyle's peers seen overpaying for companies in 2007-11
UPDATE 7-Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture; shares surge
* In 1.7 bln euro deal, Nokia to pay 1.2 bln euros in cash
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
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