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BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 |
Pernod Ricard Makes Its Move The French liquor company confirmed that it has teamed up with Fortune Brands of the U.S. to bid for its bigger rival, Allied Domecq of Britain in a deal worth about $17 million.  |
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 David Fairlamb |
Europe: Deals Are Back In Season The strong euro and healthy profits have CEOs in a mood to go shopping  |
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Andy Reinhardt |
Europe's Dealmakers Are Dialing Again The post-bubble telecom doldrums are in the past, and Europewide consolidation is all the rage.  |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Constellation a Cellar or Buyer? The world's largest wine maker mulls an opportunity to bid on wine and spirits giant Allied Domecq. Investors, take note.  |
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Stanley Reed |
Europe: The Making Of A Monolith ABN AMRO signals the euro zone's superpower status.  |
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Laura Cohn |
Investment Banks Are Hiring In Europe Europe's leading investment banks, flush with profits from niche businesses, are adding thousands of employees. And they're finding ways to make money despite scarce deals.  |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Last Call for Allied Domecq? Liquor rivals Pernod and Fortune Brands want to jointly buy the industry's No. 2 producer.  |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Fairlamb & Reed |
The Return Of The Deal After years of cost-cutting and market turmoil, M&A is coming back in Europe.  |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Make Mine a Double As liquor industry consolidates, some distributors win by losing out on acquisitions. Constellation and even Diageo find themselves better off for still having a chance to dance another day.  |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Everyone Dances in Whiskey Waltz Pernod Ricard's presence alone was enough to buy Diageo's forbearance. The payoff makes a counter offer by Constellation more difficult, though not impossible. Investors, take note.  |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Laura Cohn |
Europe's IPO Trickle Could Become a Flood After a lull, European investors are ready to take risks again  |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
E.ON's Plan B Unable to buy Scottish Power, this German utility giant targets a Spanish peer. Investors, stay tuned to see how the various governmental bodies handle a cross-border buyout of this magnitude.  |
U.S. Banker March 2002 John Hackett |
Bottom Falls Out Investment bankers had to find other things to keep them busy in the second half of the year, as the bank and thrift M&A market virtually collapsed...  |
BusinessWeek March 12, 2007 Kerry Capell |
A Backlash Against Private Equity Grumbling by unions in Europe over post-deal job cuts has escalated into a public outcry.  |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Constellation's Dimmed Spirits U.S. wine and liquor distributor paves the way for Pernod after backing out of a bid for Allied Domecq. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
The Battle for Endesa Continues Nothing ever seems to happen quickly with European businesses. Logic says the deal will get done, but governments can be illogical. Ultimately it's the shareholders who have the most to gain or lose in this electric utility deal.  |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Jim Royal |
Fortune Brands Is in the Sweet Spot But what's this company worth?  |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Constellation Finds Its Partners Constellation Brands and Brown-Forman jump into the bidding fray for Allied Domecq. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2008 Anders Bylund |
Absolut-ly French, Absolut-ly Expensive It looks like Fortune Brands may have been fortunate not to win the auction for AB Vin & Spirit.  |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Rich Smith |
Free Markets? In Europe? Maybe, maybe not. Thanks to a series of rapid-fire developments ranging from Dusseldorf down to Madrid and back up to Brussels, it looks like the world's largest utility company E.ON is about to get a whole lot bigger. Investors, take note.  |
Registered Rep. May 27, 2015 John Wasik |
Time to Reinvest in the Eurozone? If you can look deep into the heart of Europe, there are some compelling reasons for expanding portfolio positions in the continent.  |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2008 Kristen French |
Morgan Sells Spanish Retail Brokerage Arm Morgan Stanley announced plans this week to sell its Spanish brokerage- and asset- management business to La Caixa, a Spanish financial-services firm, for $885 million.  |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Fortune Good, Debt Bad The alcoholic-beverages side of Fortune is the most attractive, but if it weren't for things like doors and faucets, Fortune might not have turned in another quarter of 10% earnings growth.  |
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
France: Stumbling Over The High Euro And Oil After putting in a solid showing at the end of 2004, France's economy may be shifting into a lower gear.  |
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Subhadeep Ghose |
France Telecom Aims to Lighten Itself France Telecom sells Swiss subsidiary to British group.  |