Ireland's CRH in talks to acquire Cemex assets: price for operations in Europe and U.S. may hit $4.5 billion
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Irish mining and building materials firm CRH PLC is negotiating the purchase of up to $4.5 bil in assets from Mexico's cement company Cemex S.A. de C.V. The assets would include Cemex's aggregates and concrete pipe businesses, along with Arizona and Florida operations that Cemex has been required to divest after it acquired Rinker Group Ltd.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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Rinker is to reject Cemex bid: suitor likely needs to raise current offer up from $11.7 billion
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Australian building materials company Rinker Group Ltd. is rejecting Mexican construction company Cemex S.A. de C.V.'s unsolicited takeover bid of $11.7 billion as too low. Such a takeover would make Cemex the largest cement aggregates producer, and would expand its operations in the United States.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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Valad will raise $1 billion to buy property group
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Australian company Valad Property Group will raise $1 bil using nonrenounceable entitlement offers involving retail and institutional investors to purchase the UK's Scarborough Property Group. The move will boost Valad's expansion into European markets.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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