Kidde Accepts Takeover by United Tech
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Kidde PLC, the British fire and safety company, said Thursday it had agreed to a 1.4 billion pound (&#36;2.8 billion) takeover by United Technologies Corp.
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LONDON/BOSTON  - United Technologies Corp. UTX.N  agreed on Thursday to acquire Britain's Kidde Plc KID.L for  $2.8 billion in cash in a deal aimed at expanding the U.S.  conglomerate's security system business.
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American engineering group United Technologies (UTC) yesterday moved a step closer to buying fire extinguisher maker Kidde. Kidde confirmed it was planning to open its books to UTC after receiving a revised 165p-a-share offer from the group.
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By Alistair Osborne, Associate City Editor (Filed: 17/12/2004). United Technologies Corporation clinched the acquisition of Kidde yesterday after sweetening its 165p-a-share offer for the fire protection group with a final dividend of 2p per share.
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Cerberus Capital Management is near a $4 billion deal to buy United Rentals Inc. , the largest equipment rental company by fleet size, for $34.50 a share, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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United States engineering giant UTC has vowed to battle on in its attempts to buy fire extinguisher maker Kidde. The group, whose Â£1.
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Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire PeopleSoft for about $10.3 billion, the companies said this morning.
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British power company National Grid  said it would complete the acquisition of U.S. utility KeySpan Corp  on Friday after receiving final approval from New York State regulators earlier this week.
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British sportswear group Umbro, the maker of England's football team kit, on Tuesday agreed to a takeover from US giant Nike in a deal worth 285 million pounds (408 million euros, 582 million dollars).
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Derby County become the latest Premier League club to be taken over by an American-based consortium.
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Kidde on Thursday recommended a sweetened 165p per share bid from United Technologies Corporation valuing the UK fire protection group at Â£1.44bn.
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Cerberus Capital Management is near a $4  billion deal to buy United Rentals Inc. , the largest  equipment rental company by fleet size, for $34.50 a share, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Battery maker Rayovac Corp. ROV.N on  Tuesday said it would buy United Industries Corp., a maker of  lawn, garden and pet products, for about $535.4 million in  order to diversify its product mix.
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Kidde, the UK fire and safety products company, said yesterday it had accepted a cash offer from United Technology Corporation that values the group at Â£1.442bn.
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Manchester United ended months of speculation yesterday by announcing that it had received a takeover approach from the American sports billionaire Malcolm Glazer, who
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said late Friday it has agreed to be acquired by a group of four private equity firms for $17.6 billion.
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Sportswear group Umbro, the maker of England's football team kit, on Tuesday agreed to a takeover from US giant Nike in a deal worth 285 million pounds.