Sentence examples for a joint takeover from inspiring English sources
The Spanish government saw off a German takeover of Endesa, a utility, but eventually gave in to a joint takeover bid led by Italians.
Verizon Communications, the US telecoms company, has moved to quell speculation it is preparing a joint takeover of Vodafone, telling investors it has no plans for a bid.
In 2011, the Barclays are known to have discussed launching a joint takeover of the business with representatives of Sheikh Mansour, owner of Manchester City football club.
A bid from SABMiller, the world's largest brewer, would run into antitrust concerns, and Heineken and Carlsberg, two European brewers, have stretched balance sheets after completing a joint takeover of Scottish & Newcastle at the end of April.
The American group, which has the right of first refusal to buy the shares France Telecom hopes to acquire, is discussing a joint takeover of E-Plus with KPN Telecom of the Netherlands.Telewest, Britain's second-biggest cable-TV operator, confirmed that it is in the early stages of merger talks with Flextech, a pay-TV content-provider.
BHP is allegedly in talks with private equity firms to launch a joint takeover effort, according to a Reuters report this week.
The decision could clear the way for a joint $4.9 billion takeover bid for OMX by Borse Dubai and Nasdaq.
These plants were acquired by KeySpan in 1998 as part of its joint takeover with LIPA of the Long Island Lighting Company.
The former Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan hopes the One Direction star Louis Tomlinson can still help the club following the collapse of their joint takeover bid.
At least on paper, this has ended years of nasty bickering between myriad Syrian Kurdish factions, and paved the way for their recent joint takeover of local government.Syria's Kurds are less geographically concentrated than their Iraqi brethren, with perhaps a majority now living in the main cities of Damascus and Aleppo.
Holdsworth is now the Bolton chief executive after his consortium, Sports Shield, secured approval from the Football League to complete a takeover in a joint venture with the Inner Circle Investment Group.
