International Business News - Bid http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The European Commission has set a one-month deadline to review Kraft Foods Inc's $16 billion hostile bid for British chocolate maker Cadbury after the U.S. food group notified EU regulators. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223905-the-cadbury-logo-is-seen-behind-barbed.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091111/eu-sets-dec-14-deadline-for-krafts-cadbury-bid-review.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091111/eu-sets-dec-14-deadline-for-krafts-cadbury-bid-review.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:56:02 EST Cadbury's shares edged up by early afternoon on Monday as the clock ticked toward a 1700 GMT deadline for Kraft Foods to either make a formal takeover bid for the British confectionery group or walk away. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223740-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091109/cadbury-awaits-kraft-bid-deadline.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091109/cadbury-awaits-kraft-bid-deadline.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:24:02 EST Biogen Idec Inc launched a hostile $355 million takeover bid for Facet Biotech Corp on Monday, two weeks after Facet's board rejected an identical offer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220880-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090921/biogen-launches-hostile-355-mln-bid-facet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090921/biogen-launches-hostile-355-mln-bid-facet.htm Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:54:45 EDT Miner Anglo American is not about to request a "put up or shut up" order on Xstrata to make a formal bid or walk away, a source close to the company said on Sunday, denying a media report. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220776-a-logo-of-the-swiss-mining-company.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090920/anglo-not-asking-for-xstrata-bid-order-source.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090920/anglo-not-asking-for-xstrata-bid-order-source.htm Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:40:02 EDT Cadbury turned up the heat in its defence against a takeover from Kraft as its Chairman Roger Carr said it was an "unappealing prospect" being absorbed into Kraft's low growth conglomerate business model. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090912/cadbury-chairman-carr-says-kraft-bid-unappetising.htm Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:37:46 EDT Research in Motion Ltd Co-Chief Executive James Balsillie increased his bid for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes ice hockey team by $30 million to $242.5 million, court documents showed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090908/balsillie-raises-bid-phoenix-coyotes-242mln.htm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:08:32 EDT Kraft Foods said it was determined to pursue Britain's Cadbury, which soared in value after it snubbed a $16.7 billion bid from the U.S. group, reinforcing hopes of a broader-based pick-up in merger activity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090907/kraft-primed-sweeten-16bln-cadbury-bid.htm Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:34:48 EDT Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to bid for French nuclear group Areva's power distribution and transmission equipment unit in a deal that could cost it more than 500 billion yen ($5.4 billion), industry sources said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219732-logo-of-toshiba-corp-is-seen-at.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090904/toshiba-plans4-billion-bid-for-areva-unit-sources.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090904/toshiba-plans4-billion-bid-for-areva-unit-sources.htm Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:56:22 EDT Pilgrim's Pride Corp said Wednesday it would not comment on a newspaper story that Brazilian beef company JBS may be interested in taking over the U.S. chicken company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090902/pilgrim-pride-declines-comment-on-possible-jbs-bid.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:53:00 EDT