The Independent on Sunday said SingTel was running a rule over corporate telecoms company C&W Worldwide, and had contacted bankers in Asia and Europe to discuss options.
The Department of Justice has shown great knowledge of the flight information software market in its inquiry into Google’s $700 million bid to buy ITA Software, says Vayant CEO. – The Department of Justice is well-prepared when it comes to the flight
information software industry and Google’s attempt to buy ITA Software,
according to an executive in the industry.
Google said Aug. 27 the DOJ had issued a second request for information about the search giant’s
$700 million …
C&W gained as much as 5.7% to 77.1 pence at 8:10 a.m. in London.
Singapore Telecommunications (STEL.SI) is considering a bid for FTSE 100 group Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWP.L), The Independent on Sunday reported.
The newspaper said Southeast Asia’s largest telecom firm had contacted bankers in Asia and Europe to discuss the idea. It cited a corporate adviser as saying SingTel was in the early stages of its plans but a takeover attempt was a possibility.
Hewlett-Packard takes only minutes to snap back with a higher offer after Dell takes three full days to tender its offer. Bidding now up to about $2.07 billion. – The 10-day-old bidding war between two stubborn IT superpowers over a relatively small storage company went up another level Sept. 2 when Dell increased its standing offer for 3PAR from $27 to $32 per share, with Hewlett-Packard subsequently upping its own to $33 from $30 a few minutes later.
Del…
Google said Aug. 27 the Department of Justice filed a second request for information about the search engine’s $700 million bid to buy ITA Software, which is used by Bing, Kayak and Orbitz. – The Department of Justice is taking a harder look at Google’s $700 million
bid to buy ITA Software, lodging a second request with the search engine
for more information about the deal.
Google last month agreed to buy the flight information software specialist
to build new flight search tools tha…
UPDATED: The $30-per-share offer all but ends the four-day bidding war with Dell for the utility storage provider. 3PAR and HP shareholders still need to approve the acquisition. – 3PAR’s board of directors late Aug. 27 accepted the unsolicited proposal by Hewlett-Packard earlier in the day to acquire their company for $2 billion.
The $30-per-share offer all but ended the four-day bidding war for the utility storage provider. 3PAR and HP shareholders still need to approve t…
Hewlett-Packard’s move to up the ante in its attempt to acquire 3PAR comes only about 5 hours after Dell bid $1.6 billion, topping HP’s previous bid of $1.5 billion. – Hewlett-Packard Aug. 26 wasted little time in firing a serious monetary
salvo across Dell’s bow, increasing its bid by nearly $300 million to $1.8
billion $200 million more than Dell’s last offer in the bidding war for utility
storage maker 3PAR.
The move came only about 5 hours after Dell
ha…
Chip Eng Seng Corporation says wholly-owned subsidiary CES Engineering and Construction has been informed by Punggol Field EC that its $142 million bid for building works has been accepted.
Punggol Field EC is a 40% and 60% joint venture between CEL Development Pte Ltd and Choicehomes Investments respectively.
Olam increased its bid to 70 New Zealand cents a share from 55 cents, valuing NZ Farming at NZ$171 million ($893 million), according to a filing with the New Zealand stock exchange. The new offer beats a 60 cents-a-share bid plan announced last week by Union Agriculture Corp., a Uruguayan landowner.
Olam increased its bid to 70 New Zealand cents a share from 55 cents, valuing NZ Farming at NZ$171 million ($164.2 million), according to a filing with the New Zealand stock exchange. The new offer beats a 60 cents-a-share bid plan announced last week by Union Agriculture Corp., a Uruguayan landowner.
Carrefour has put up its Southeast Asian assets for sale at a potential price of US$1 billion ($1.36 billion), according to sources with knowledge of the deal.
Police in Belgrade have interviewed some 20 young men in a bid to identify the attackers on Vreme weekly’s columnist Teofil PanÄić.
B92 has learned that all those questioned by police have previous records for violent behavior.
Ho Bee Investment says unit Ho Bee Developments has submitted the highest bid of $410.99 million for the land parcel located at North Buona Vista Drive under a sale of site for commercial development by JTC Corporation.
The site with a land area of 17,994.4 sqm, is located next to the Buona Vista MRT station. The total allowable gross floor area is 111,565 sqm, out of which 2,000 sqm is to be set aside for retail space and 40% of the balance can be used for residential or service apartment.
A majority of EU foreign ministers support speeding up the process of Serbia’s European integration, Slovenian FM Samuel Žbogar. However, he said that at least two-thirds of EU ministers state that the process still needs to be taken step by step.
Shares of Singapore healthcare companies in demand, with Raffles Medical Group (R01.SG) rising to $1.92, near six-week high of $1.93, Thomson Medical Center (5FV.SG) at all-time peak of $0.83, says Dow Jones.
Both companies recently turned in higher quarterly earnings on increased healthcare demand.
Around 0102 GMT, Parkway was traded at $3.92, higher than its Friday closing price of $3.88. Parkway shares were suspended from trading on Monday.
Serbian President Boris Tadić has stated that he expects Serbia’s EU integration to be “accelerated” in the fall. Speaking in the northern town of Zrenjanin today, Tadić said that he believed Serbia and the Western Balkans must join the EU “a lot sooner than 2020″, so that the European integration plan would be sustainable and the region’s stability preserved.
ComfortDelGro Corporation has made a A$38.8 million ($46.8 million) takeover bid for Swan Taxis Limited, the largest provider of taxi services in the Perth metropolitan market with 1,667 taxis or a 91% share of the market.
If successful, ComfortDelGro says the move will further extend its presence in Australia where it is already one of the largest private bus operators in New South Wales and Victoria.
Romanian President Traian Basescu says Belgrade’s decision not to recognize Kosovo should not influence Serbia’s EU integration. He repeated that his country will not recognize Serbia’s southern province either, Tanjug reported.
