While there have been some notable bidding wars, the overall number American deals with two or more bids has dropped sharply so far this year, even as merger activity has accelerated, according to figures from Thomson Financial.
The Murdoch/Microsoft bid is notable not so much for creating an innovative new model as for avoiding the failed ones that have afflicted the industry in recent years.In the 1990s, satellites captured the imagination of companies and investors alike.
The move is a small but notable step in the bid to bring the nascent technology into the Hollywood mainstream.
Cnooc's proposed stake in BG's Australian assets, which requires regulatory approval, is just the latest attempt by a Chinese company to access the continent's natural resources, the most notable being Chinalco's failed bid to raise its stake in Rio Tinto last year.
Yet in a few weeks both will step down, two of the more notable departures in what now bids to be one of the largest turnovers of MPs in history.
But the day's news cycle belonged primarily to Mr. Gingrich, whose decision to abandon his presidential bid was expected and notable at the same time.
8 NOTABLE OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS While Manhattan bid adieu to expensive restaurants like La Goulue, Café des Artistes and Tavern on the Green, the Shake Shack became a veritable chain.
The timing is notable because Televisa is considering a bid for Univision, and Carlos Slim Domit, a Televisa director, recently acquired a large stake in Univision — a move that raised questions about conflicts of interest.
A notable exception was her daughter's 2008 bid for the Democratic nomination for president.
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