AMP rejects Allied Signal's takeover bid of $10 billion

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AMP Inc. of Harrisburg, PA, a leading maker of electronics equipment, has refused Morristown, NJ-based Allied Signal Inc.'s $10 billion offer for the company. The company rejected the offer because it was too low. Allied Signal, which makes aerospace and automotive products, said that it will try to take over AMP by appealing to shareholders and bringing the case to court. The company has also launched "poison pill" defenses against hostile bids and promised to eliminate divisions, close plants and cut its work force to become more profitable.

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Has been rejected by AMP on its $10 billion offer

Diversified Companies, Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, New Jersey, Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing, Pennsylvania, Electronic Components, AlliedSignal Inc., AMP Inc., Article

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Still feeding an Internet frenzy; the gains are less tasty, but financiers are keeping the investors ravenous

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The astounding gains in market capitalization that have occurred as investors bid up the stocks of Internet companies are slowing down. Investors are using financial analysis to differentiate between new Internet companies that justify high stock prices and those which are merely trying to capitalize on the trend without having a legitimate business plan. Investment bankers, who have decried certain IPOs as being based merely on greed, are, at the same time, rushing to bring new IPOs to the market before the investor demand drops further.

United States, On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Security brokers and dealers, Securities Brokerage, Economic aspects, Internet, Stockbrokers, Forecasts and trends, Online services, Internet services, Influence, Securities industry, Market trend/market analysis, Securities, Going public (Securities), Initial public offerings, Electronic trading (Securities), Online securities trading

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