The bid by Michael Dell to take the eponymously titled company he founded private looks to be heading for failure after the special committee set up by the company to handle the buy-out rejected a request to change the voting rules. ...
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Carl Icahn, who is attempting to buy out technology company Dell in opposition to company founder Michael Dell, has sued the company and its board as the bidding war continues. Icahn asked the court to block changes in the rules of board ...
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Dell's board has struck down new shareholder voting guidelines for a buyout proposed by company founder Michael Dell and his associates, Silver Lake Partners, which are in a fight with investor Carl Icahn to take the PC maker private. ...
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The takeover bout for Dell resumed on Monday, with investor Carl Icahn sounding off on the proposal from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to change rules governing the shareholder vote for a revised bid to take the PC maker private. ...
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The next-generation Aston Martin sports cars will be powered by new V8s based on engines from Mercedes-Benz performance division AMG. British brand Aston and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler have confirmed their intention to form a ...
German automotive manufacturer Daimler’s high performance brand Mercedes-AMG and Aston Martin have signed a letter of intent for a technical partnership for the development of British sports car maker's bespoke V8 engines. Upon the ...
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Following the tragic deaths of thousands of garment factory workers around the world in the past year, including over 1,100 people in a factory collapse in Bangladesh, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has announced ...
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The National Retail Federation sent a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. calling on Congress to pass a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate. The ...
Falken Tire Corp., in association with Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios (makers of the Forza Motorsport series for Xbox 360) have announced that Kevin Neuville is the winner of its Falken Tire Livery Contest in Forza Motorsport 4. Beating ...
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How do you use packaging to communicate your sustainable strategy to customers? Come and find out. On July 17, 2013, Jim Hanna, director, environmental impact, Starbucks Coffee Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & ...
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Dow Water Process & Solutions has received the top prize of 'Market Choice' in a product contest held by the Aquatech China committee and dayuu.com, an online water industry network, for the new DOW FILMTEC? ECO Reverse Osmosis (RO) ...
The Federal Trade Commission challenged Ardagh Group, S.A.'s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., alleging that it will reduce competition and result in the two firms - the merged firm and its only remaining ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today that its membership has voted to adopt LEED v4, the next update to the world's premier green building rating system. The final overall vote was 86 percent in favor of adopting LEED v4. ...
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Australia's Woodside Petroleum is remaining tight-lipped on the impact of the Israeli cabinet's decision to allocate up to 50% of any gas field's reserves to the domestic market. "We look forward to considering the detail of the gas ...
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The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) announced it has opened voting for its IICRC e-newsletter naming contest. After launching the contest in March, the IICRC has identified the top eight names and ...
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