Smithfield makes rival bid for IBP in all-stock offer
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Smithfield Foods Inc. has made an offer to acquire IBP Inc. for $2.7 billion (3.13 billion euros). Smithfield's offer is an attempt to prevent a management-headed buyout on the part of IBP.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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IBP shares dive as Tyson pulls out of planned tie-up
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IBP Inc. saw its share value drop by 28% after Tyson Foods Inc. terminated its planned acquisition of the company. Tyson, which was planning to acquire IBP for $3.2 billion (3.7 billion euros), claimed IBP made false and misleading comments about its operations.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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EchoStar prepares offer to purchase GM's Hughes Electronics operations
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EchoStar Communications Corp. is readying an offer to acquire Hughes Electronics Corp. from General Motors Corp. EchoStar's offer could start a bidding war with News Corp.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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