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Glaxo continues to be the most likely acquirer.
Poundland is the most likely acquirer... a deal would likely be strongly accretive.
A US player looking to utilise some offshore cash is often mooted as the most likely acquirer (e.g. General Electric).
The most likely acquirer appeared to be BlackRock, an American fund-management group run by Larry Fink.
Initially, the German media group Axel Springer, the owner of the Bild tabloid, had been seen as the most likely acquirer.
The final, and maybe most compelling, point is that we see AT&T as a far more likely acquirer of Vodafone than Vodafone as an acquirer of TalkTalk.
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Networking equipment maker Juniper Networks, frequently considered a takeover candidate this year, appears less likely to be an acquisition target amid growing concerns about its business outlook and a statement by one potential acquirer that it is uninterested.
Secondly, we feel it no longer provides a good strategic fit for a potential acquirer: while its large gas asset in Tanzania could be of interest to an 'oil major'-type acquirer, we believe the medium size gas project in Equatorial Guinea is more likely to be of an interest to only a 'mid major' and the ex-Salamander, relatively small oil producing assets do not fit in a major company portfolio.
Google was once considered a potential acquirer of Baidu.
All this leaves aside another consideration for a potential acquirer: government interference.
No surprise here, that potential acquirer is Citigroup.
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