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ED Completes The Previously Announced Acquisition of Diageo's W&M for 430m Pounds
Nov 12, 2014Emperador Distillers, the Philippines-based hard liquor unit of Alliance Global Group, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Diageo’s Whyte & Mackay whiskey business for £430m. Scope of the transaction also ...
Tags: Whyte&Mackay products, whisky drinking culture, Agriculture
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DELL Customers Have Given a Mixed Reception to Its Recent Privatisation Deal
Dec 16, 2013Dell customers have given a mixed reception to its recent privatisation deal, causing some to re-evaluate their future relationship with the vendor. Dell became a private company in October as part of a $25 billion buyout deal, after a ...
Tags: Dell, Privatisation
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A Consortium Has Offered to Acquire Struggling Smartphone Maker BlackBerry
Sep 25, 2013A consortium led by Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings has offered to acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry. The proposed deal, which is supported by BlackBerry’s board of directors, values the company at US$4.7 ...
Tags: Blackberry, Electronics
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Carl Icahn Has Acquired a Larger Stake in DELL and Called for a Better Buyout Offer
Jun 18, 2013Carl Icahn has acquired a larger stake in Dell and called for a better buyout offer than the proposal of US$13.65 per share from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners. Icahn has proposed that Dell commence a tender offer for around 1.1 ...
Tags: Dell, Carl Icahn, Buyout Deal
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Blackstone Group Has Reportedly Sent a Preliminary Counter-Bid to Buy out Dell
Mar 26, 2013Blackstone Group has reportedly sent a preliminary counter-bid to buy out Dell, which would rival the current proposed offer of US$24.4 billion from Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell made in early February. Blackstone, an equity firm, ...
Tags: Blackstone, Dell, financial services
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Blackstone Group Has Reportedly Sent a Preliminary Counterbid to Buy out Dell
Mar 23, 2013Blackstone Group has reportedly sent a preliminary counterbid to buy out Dell, which would rival the current proposed offer of US$24.4 billion from Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell made in early February. Blackstone, an equity firm, ...
Tags: Blackstone, Dell, Counterbid
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The Company Needs to Avoid a Long, Drawn-out Battle That Could Erode Customer Confidence
Mar 21, 2013With Michael Dell still battling to get his US$24.4 billion buyout deal approved by shareholders, his company needs to avoid a long, drawn-out battle that could erode customer confidence. Dell will soon provide details about any ...
Tags: Dell, Long Buyout Battle, go-shop period
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Dell Had Signed a Confidentiality Agreement with Investor Carl Icahn
Mar 13, 2013Dell on Monday said it had signed a confidentiality agreement with investor Carl Icahn, who has vocally opposed the company's proposed plan to be acquired for $24.4 billion in a leveraged buyout. In a brief statement, Icahn Enterprises ...
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Questions Are Being Raised About The Terms of Dell's $24.4 Billion Buyout Deal
Feb 19, 2013Questions are being raised about the terms of Dell’s $24.4 billion buyout deal, as the number of shareholders voicing opposition to the plan appears to be growing. Dell is now increasingly on the defensive. This is not good news ...
Tags: Dell, buyout deal, shareholder
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DELL Had Finalized Its Buyout Deal
Feb 18, 2013Just as Dell announced it had finalized its buyout deal, Hewlett-Packard came out swinging, criticizing its rival and declaring it's going after Dell's customers. On Tuesday, Dell, the third-largest PC maker, said executives had finalized ...
Tags: Dell, Hewlett-Packard, buyout decision
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Dell's Buyout Deal Should Give The Company Renewed Business Flexibility and Stealth
Feb 17, 2013Dell's buyout deal should give the company renewed business flexibility and stealth, but its customers need to know if Dell will be in the PC market for the long haul. "Now, Dell will be able to better compete with HP, Lenovo, IBM and ...
Tags: Dell, buyout deal, business flexibility
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Thomas Cook Has Improved Its Website Performance with The Use of Dell's Monitoring Tool
Feb 17, 2013Travel company Thomas Cook has improved its website performance with the use of Dell's Foglight Performance Monitoring tool, resulting in an estimated 30 per cent increase in bookings. The tool, which is based on technology that Dell ...
Tags: Thomas Cook, website performance, Dell
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Southeastern Has Written a Letter to Dell's Board of Directors to Express Disappointment
Feb 17, 2013Southeastern Asset Management, Dell's biggest external shareholder, has written a letter to Dell's board of directors to express its "extreme disappointment" at the company's $24.4bn (£15.54bn) buyout deal, claiming that it "grossly ...
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Michael Dell Might Be Celebrating Having Agreed a Buyout for His Company
Feb 16, 2013Michael Dell might be celebrating having agreed a buyout for his company, but $24.4 billion leveraged deal has seen a backlash, with one of the company’s largest shareholders, Southeastern Asset Management, planning to oppose the ...
Tags: Dell, buyout, Southeastern Asset Management
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HP Slammed Dell's Buyout Decision: It Will Be Working to Pull Dell's Users Into Its Corner
Feb 13, 2013HP has come out fighting. Following the announcement that Dell had finalised its buyout deal, the technology giant criticised its rival and claimed that it will go after Dell’s customers. On Tuesday, Dell, the world’s ...