He helped the Standard Chartered Bank repel a hostile takeover bid by British rival Lloyds Bank.
The announcement came four days before the close of Vodafone's hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann.
The details in the article raised considerable doubt as to the veracity of the takeover bid.
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Last December, Ryanair launched a second--though eventually unsuccessful-- takeover bid for compatriot airline Aer Lingus.
In May, the Canadian aluminum concern spiked on the news of a takeover bid from Alcoa.
Spain's Gas Natural launched a takeover bid for Union Fenosa , a domestic rival.
The message implied that after merger talks had broken down, Sony was launching a hostile takeover bid.
ProStrakan is one-eighth owned by a Dutch company, Norgine, which mounted a full takeover bid in November.
The enterprise software company's stock slid as results weakened after Oracle 's June 2003 hostile takeover bid.
Mannesmann said it "extremely regrets" that Vodafone insists on pursuing the company with a hostile takeover bid.
Willamette Industries rejected a sweetened hostile takeover bid from rival wood-and-paper-products concern Weyerhaeuser in a unanimous vote of its board.
Shares in the health-club operator soared to a nearly four-year high Tuesday following speculation on a takeover bid.
Her choice, Aventis, closed the contest up 62%, thanks to a takeover bid from French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi-Synthelabo.
Meanwhile, Smith would not be drawn on speculation about a takeover bid for Rangers by a London-based consortium.
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Now the two private-equity firms have joined forces in a takeover bid for Opodo, Europe's biggest travel website.
He was a victim of a scandal involving alleged share-price manipulation at a sister firm fighting a takeover bid.
Key to Qwest's takeover bid is the contention that a merger with MCI would lead to huge cost savings.
It then rejected an unsolicited takeover bid made Feb. 15, and--on Friday--rejected a second bid made on Feb. 19.
Merging two investment-banking teams (or ditching one) would be hard it once scuppered a takeover bid by Deutsche for Dresdner.
Meanwhile, Dorset property magnate Eddie Mitchell is stepping up his own takeover bid.
If successful under current terms, Vodafone's bid would be the biggest takeover bid in history, topping MCI WorldCom Inc.
Before long the firm had to fend off a takeover bid from Oberthur.
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Last month, Elan said its board unanimously rejected the takeover bid, with company leaders saying the price was too low.
Ironically, OMX had also attempted to buy the London Stock Exchange via a hostile takeover bid in 2000, but failed.
Their opposition may strengthen a takeover bid by AMR (nyse: AMR - news - people)'s American Airlines.
Which usually means that the takeover bid will get launched immediately the markets open, such are my powers of prognostication.
That may yet hinder this month's hostile takeover bid by Vodafone AirTouch, a mobile-telephone company, for Mannesman, a German firm.
Last year Alcon set up a committee of independent directors to protect minorities in the event of a takeover bid.
ICI, the company that once symbolised British industry, became the target of a takeover bid from Akzo Nobel, a Dutch competitor.
This tradeoff must be attractive if speculators were willing to believe rumors that GME was the subject of a takeover bid.
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