Roche says hopes hostile Ventana bid turns friendly
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Swiss drugmaker Roche  said on  Tuesday it still hoped its $3 billion hostile bid for Ventana  Medical Systems Inc.  could turn friendly but declined  to say whether it would sweeten the deal.
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U.S.-based Danaher Corp.  and Ventana Medical Systems Inc.  said they were in talks about a possible joint bid for Australia's Vision Systems Ltd. , after rival bidder Cytyc Corp.  said it planned to raise its offer to A$692 million ($517 million).
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Shares of WMC Resources Ltd., the world&#39;s fifth-largest nickel metal producer, rose on optimism Xstrata Plc. will need to raise its A$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) hostile bid and that other companies may submit higher offers.
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Roche Holding AG and GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday they asked U.S. regulators to approve an intravenous form of their osteoporosis drug that could be administered far less frequently.
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Northern Irish drug maker Warner Chilcott says it has received an approach from a second party interested in bidding for the company, raising the prospect of a 1.5-billion-pound takeover battle.
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Roche (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) has filed for EU marketing approval for its Tarceva drug to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer, the Swiss healthcare group said on Thursday, boosting its shares.
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Swiss-based miner Xstrata says it will take its A$7.4 billion (3.1 billion pound) bid for Australia&#39;s WMC Resources directly to the company&#39;s shareholders, effectively making a hostile bid after WMC&#39;s management rejected its offer
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German industrial conglomerate MAN is hoping its planned takeover bid for Swedish truck maker Scania can remain amicable and has invited Scania to enter into friendly talks.
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ZURICH/GENEVA  - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG dug in for a takeover battle for Ventana Medical Systems Inc. on Tuesday as the U.S. company's shares traded above Roche's $3 billion hostile offer price.
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Ventana Medical Systems said Rocheâs hostile $3 billion takeover offer undervalues the diagnostics company and its prospects in the fast-growing cancer-testing market.
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Xstrata Plc., which has made a hostile A$7.4 billion ($5.7 billion) bid for WMC Resources Ltd., said it received the first acceptance of its offer for the world&#39;s fifth largest nickel producer.
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WPP and a US buyout firm will submit offers for US ad agency Grey Global today, while France&#39;s Havas faces opposition to its bid from one of
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Business & money: Bank's management faces hostile shareholder meeting amid signs fate is in the government's hands
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Teck Cominco Ltd.'s (TCKb.TO) hostile  offer for Inco Ltd.  is more alive than dead, analysts  said on Thursday, after Xstrata Plc  raised its bid for  Falconbridge Ltd. , throwing cold water on Inco's  friendly offer for the copper and nickel company.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG  has lodged a complaint against Ventana Medical Systems Inc. , claiming the U.S. company is using an unfair defense against its hostile takeover offer.
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PERTH (Dow Jones)--Trying to derail Xstrata Plc.&#39;s (XTA.LN) hostile takeover bid, WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) Thursday said it will return up to A$1 billion to shareholders
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Croatian drugmaker Pliva said on Friday  a $2.5 billion cash offer from Iceland's Actavis represented  "fair value," but signaled it would still prefer a tie-up with  rival bidder Barr Pharmaceuticals.