Vale bid for Xstrata withers: accord is unlikely as shares fall 15%, Glencore holds out
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Due to a drop in stock prices and investor opposition, negotiations for the merger between mining companies Vale do Rio Doce and Xstrata PLC are at a standstill. Article discusses the mergers-and-acquisitions environment in an increasingly-troubled global financial market.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2008
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Australia approves Xstrata's bid for mining firm WMC Resources
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Mining giant, Xstrata PLC has won government approval for a $6.6 billion acquisition bid for Australia's WMC Resources Ltd. Other international bids are also expected.
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Mining giant, Xstrata PLC has won government approval for a $6.6 billion acquisition bid for Australia's WMC Resources Ltd. Other international bids are also expected.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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