AOL Time Warner yesterday gained a significant foothold in Europe when it agreed the £1.15bn acquisition of IPC Media, the consumer magazine business behind titles including Marie Claire, NME, Horse & Hound and TV Times.
Last week, NHS London agreed the proposed acquisition of Epsom Hospital by Ashford and St Peter's Hospital NHS, should halt for financial reasons.
In October, NHS London agreed the proposed acquisition of Epsom Hospital by Ashford and St Peter's NHS should be halted for financial reasons.
In October, NHS London agreed the proposed acquisition of Epsom Hospital by Ashford and St Peter's Hospital NHS, should halt for financial reasons.
Although Enron's energy-trading operation was widely thought to be near collapse before Dynegy agreed to the acquisition, Enron's lawsuit essentially accuses Dynegy of using the merger as a ploy to weaken Enron even further.
PETER LATTMAN STRANGE REJECTION Terrance and Judith Paul, the controlling shareholders of Renaissance Learning, agreed to the acquisition of their company by Permira in a deal in which public shareholders would get $16.60 a share while the Pauls would get just $15.
In order to protect shareholders, Dell and its buyers agreed that the acquisition must be approved by a majority of independent investors, meaning the founder, Michael S. Dell, cannot vote.
Many analysts agreed that the acquisition was in keeping with G.E.'s overall quest to expand its energy infrastructure operations - though some noted that Converteam's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for 2010, about $240 million, were much smaller than the deal's $3.2 billion price.
Given all of that, the board agreed to the acquisition.
And while the major deal points have been agreed on, the acquisition could still fall apart.
They resolved how it would affect their ownership and what it would do for their shareholders, and the strategic alignment, and agreed to the acquisition.
