Sentence examples for merger bids from inspiring English sources

P. Asquith and E.H. Kim, "The Impact of Merger Bids on Participating Firms' Security Holders," Journal of Finance, volume 37, 1982, pp. 1209 1228.

Marshall Field, a high-quality department and specialty store chain, enjoyed less growth than other retailers but consistently rejected merger bids.

The suit, filed in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, challenges the stock options Wachovia granted to First Union as a deterrent to rival merger bids.

The volume of hostile and unsolicited merger bids worldwide is up 19.8 percent this year, to $80.45 billion, from the period a year earlier, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Parke, Davis also said it had turned down a merger bid from Revlon, the big cosmetics company.

Analysts and investors seemed enthusiastic about the possibility of a merger, bidding up the shares of both companies.

In a statement, May said it was disappointed by the rejection of its merger bid and tender offer, which remain open.

Sir Roger Carr is set to be named chairman of BAE Systems, as the defence firm attempts to move on following its failed £30bn merger bid with European rival EADS.

However, among unlikely bidders, we find evidence of market overreaction to merger announcements, suggesting that investors imperfectly process the somewhat surprising news of a merger bid by an unlikely bidder.

Northwest agreed to place the shares in a voting trust for six years and therefore "will be able to block any other merger bid for Continental," according to one of two lawsuits filed in the Delaware Chancery Court.

Shareholders of the troubled vaccine maker Chiron face a crucial vote in the next few days: Sell out to Novartis, or reject the drug maker's merger bid and continue to go it alone.