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French company EDF makes offer for Constellation

AP — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:11:02 +0000

A French nuclear power company is upping the ante for Constellation Energy Group Inc., offering to pay $35 per share for the Baltimore-based wholesale power supplier in hopes of unseating a deal Constellation made last week to be sold to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

French company EDF raises bid for Constellation

AP — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:37:01 +0000

A French nuclear power company is upping the ante for wholesale power supplier Constellation Energy Group Inc., offering to pay $8.50 per share more for the company, which has agreed to be sold to a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway...

Buffett's MidAmerican Energy rescues Constellation

AP — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:33:19 +0000

Natural gas and electric company MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said Thursday it will buy Constellation Energy Group Inc. for $4.7 billion in a cash-and-stock...

Buffet's MidAmerican Energy rescues Constellation

AP — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:26:46 +0000

Natural gas and electric company MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a unit of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said Thursday it will buy Constellation Energy Group Inc. for $4.7 billion in a cash-and-stock...

MidAmerican Energy to buy Constellation for $4.7B

AP — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:30:36 +0000

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. has reached a deal to buy Constellation Energy Group for $4.7 billion.

Modesto Bee offers buyouts to all full-timers

AP — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:38:14 +0000

The Modesto Bee is offering buyouts to all its full-time employees, the newspaper’s second round of buyout offers this year.

Genentech rejects Roche's $43.7 billion bid

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:00:45 +0000

Biotechnology giant Genentech is turning down a buyout offer from its majority owner Roche, saying the $43.7 billion takeover bid undervalues the company.

Clear Channel goes private as delayed deal closes

AP — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:53:55 +0000

The long-delayed deal to take radio and billboard company Clear Channel Communications Inc. private closed Wednesday.

Coal buyout fever is on; Cominco makes $14B deal

AP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:36:50 +0000

A global consolidation of the coal industry is shifting into overdrive.

Coal buys continue; T. Cominco $14B for Fording

AP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:30:30 +0000

Consolidation within the international coal industry is shifting into overdrive.