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B&N now unlikely to bid for Borders
Reversing last year's rumours, it now seems that US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble is unlikely to make any takeover bid for its main rival, Borders.
NZ booktrade wary of Whitcoull's Borders bid
According to an article published in Christchurch's The Press newspaper, 'there is precious little rejoicing going on at news that Whitcoull's is seeking to take over the Borders chain in this country...
NZ court clears Warehouse takeover bid
By overturning an earlier ruling from the country's Competition Commission, New Zealand's High Court has opened the way for a takeover of discount retailer The Warehouse. The most likely b...
In brief
Author threatenedBen Hills, the Australian author of the controversial book Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne, has received threatening emails just before the Japanese translation ...
In brief
Little, Brown buys PiatkusThe Little, Brown Book Group has bought British independent publisher Piatkus. Founder Judy Piatkus will continue as MD until the end of the year, when she will retire f...
Coles takeover bid accepted
Coles Group, Australia's largest retailer--which includes Kmart, Target and Officeworks as well as Coles supermarkets--is finally set to change hands after a bid by Wesfarmers (the owners of the Bunni...
UK’s Office of Fair Trading looks into Pearson/Harcourt takeover
The UK's Office of Fair Trading is considering whether Pearson Education's US$950 million acquisition of Harcourt Education from Reed Elsevier will result in ‘a substantial lessening of competit...
Funtastic takeover talks end
A potential takeover bid for Funtastic has been called off. Talks between Funtastic's major shareholder, childcare provider ABC Learning, and ‘an unnamed third party' have been termin...
Pearson shares rise again on takeover speculation
The on-again, off-again rumour of a private-equity takeover bid for Pearson seems to be on again, with Pearson shares rising to a five-year high on the London stock market last week, topping the FTSE ...
Private equity bid for Funtastic?
Funtastic has been approached by a potential takeover bidder, believed to be a private equity group. Funtastic ‘has only just commenced considering the proposal' from the unnamed bidd...
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