The discussion comes a week after a divided City Council took an initial vote to pursue acquisition of Xcel Energy's assets to create a municipal energy utility with a greater focus on renewable energy sources, and a week before it's scheduled to take a second vote.
Some may even pursue acquisitions to improve their chances of being added to the list when it is next reviewed.
Chemical continued pursuing acquisitions, throughout the 1980s notably its acquisitions of Texas Commerce Bank (1986) and Horizon Bancorp (1986) as well as its attempted takeover of Florida National Bank (1982).
The funding will allow MerchantCircle to pursue acquisition opportunities and accelerate their strategy of becoming "the most effective channel for connecting local businesses with local consumers".
Pursues acquisition of in-depth understanding that is derived from the interplay of the content with the critical thinking/creative thinking/research/problem-solving skills.
Over the following decade, he instead pursued acquisitions -- of work by early-20th-century masters like Matisse, major postwar figures including Robert Rauschenberg and Ellsworth Kelly, and, despite portrayals of him as indifferent to the art of the day, pieces by younger artists he admired, like Jeff Koons, Rachel Whiteread and Janine Antoni.
"Investors may have reservations about the company's decision to pursue acquisitions in a new part of the world, particularly at such high multiples and when Wal-Mart's own stock is trading at a much lower valuation," he said in a note to clients.
It is pursuing the acquisition of Irish carrier Aer Lingus, whose shareholders include Abu DhairlineEtihadlinEtihadad.
Apple is said to be pursuing an acquisition of Beats, including its headphones, speaker and streaming music brands, for $3.2bn.
The New York Post reported Friday that Microsoft was pursuing an acquisition of Yahoo, a prospect that sent Yahoo's shares soaring.
