- BHP Potash bid decision looms, report of Russian rival
Russian fertiliser company Phosagro is planning to bid for Potash Corp, according to a media report, rivaling BHP Billiton's $39 billion of...
03 Nov, 2010, 02.35 PM IST
- Agrium's $1.1 billion AWB takeover bid advances
Canadian fertilizer company Agrium has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in its $1.1 billion takeover bid for Australian grain producer AWB L...
04 Oct, 2010, 09.03 AM IST
- AXA Asia Pacific signals NAB takeover deadline
Financial services firm AXA Asia Pacific on Tuesday said its support for a 13.29 billion dollar (US $11.59) takeover by National Australia ...
18 May, 2010, 10.18 AM IST
- BG's $13 bn bid for Origin Energy turns hostile
Britain's BG Group turned its takeover offer for Australia's Origin Energy into a hostile bid on Tuesday following Origin's earlier rejecti...
24 Jun, 2008, 10.07 AM IST
- BHP Billiton chief moves to ease competition concerns on Rio bid
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto would have only a "modest" share of world iron ore markets if a proposed mega-merger between the resources giant...
11 Jun, 2008, 01.26 PM IST
- Australian competition watchdog probes BHP-Rio merger plan
Australia's competition regulator launched an inquiry today into mining giant BHP Billiton's hostile takeover of rival Rio Tinto. The Austr...
06 Jun, 2008, 03.29 PM IST
- China's Sinosteel increases stake in Australia's Midwest
China's Sinosteel said on Friday that it lifted its stake in Australian iron ore miner Midwest to 40.09 percent as it bids to overcome a ri...
06 Jun, 2008, 10.22 AM IST
- Rio Tinto turns down $147.4 bn bid from rival BHP Billiton
Rio Tinto rejected a formal offer from mining rival BHP Billiton, saying the all-share offer worth $147.4 bn did not reflect the value of t...
07 Feb, 2008, 11.59 AM IST
- BHP ups bid, but Rio investors unfazed
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, raised its hostile bid for Rio Tinto Group to $147.4 billion after China’s biggest alumin...
07 Feb, 2008, 02.26 AM IST
- BHP Billiton launches formal bid for Rio Tinto
BHP Billiton formalized its unwelcome takeover bid for Rio Tinto on Wednesday and upped the stakes with an all-share offer worth $173.6 bil...
06 Feb, 2008, 07.10 AM IST
- Rio wants UK to force a formal bid by BHP
Rio Tinto Group asked UK regulators to force BHP Billiton to turn its $139 billion take-over proposal into a formal bid or drop the offer.
12 Dec, 2007, 02.30 AM IST
- Qantas bid hits air pocket as regulator refuses extension
Australia’s takeover regulator has scuttled an A$11 billion ($9 billion) bid for Qantas Airways after refusing on Sunday to allow late supp...
07 May, 2007, 12.24 AM IST
- Qantas takeover blocked by regulator
The panel rejected an application by the bid group, Airline Partners Australia (APA).
06 May, 2007, 12.00 PM IST
- Citigroup accused of insider trading
This case could influence how investment banks around the world deal in shares.
26 Mar, 2007, 01.40 PM IST
- Cemex likely to raise $11.7 bn bid for Australia's Rinker
Cemex, the world’s third-largest cement maker, may raise its $11.7 billion hostile bid for Rinker Group after stopping short of saying it i...
06 Dec, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Foster's says can't explain surge in share price
Foster's Group, Australia's biggest beer and winemaker, said it can't explain a surge in its share price that sent the stock to a record on...
24 Nov, 2006, 01.00 PM IST
- Cemex may have to raise $12.8bn bid for Rinker
Cemex, the world’s third-largest cement maker, may have to increase its unsolicited $12.8 bn bid for Rinker Group, the highest cash offer e...
30 Oct, 2006, 01.17 AM IST