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Winnebago Industries gets takeover proposal from North Street Capital
18 May 2012 - US recreation vehicles (RV) maker Winnebago Industries Inc (NYSE:WGO) said on Friday it had received a USD11.00 (EUR8.70) a share unsolicited takeover proposal from private equity firm N...
IRS rules in favour of Kraft Foods' planned spin-off
18 May 2012 - Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE:KFT) said on Friday the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had given its consent to the tax-free spin-off of its North American grocery business to shareholders.Afte...
Goldman Sachs to help sell German textiles trader
18 May 2012 – US investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has been selected by the family that owns German textiles exporter Schustermann & Borenstein GmbH to manage the divestment of the com...
AIG Century raises buyout offer for AIRE
18 May 2012 - AIG Century GmbH & Co KGaA, part of US insurance major American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), said on Friday it had increased its voluntary offer to take full control of German...
Viasystems gets HRS clearance for acquisition of DDi
18 May 2012 – US chipmaker Viasystems Group Inc (NASDAQ:VIAS) and its takeover target DDi Corp (NASDAQ:DDIC) announced on Friday that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HRS) act for...
Wisconsin Power and Light makes use of option to buy regional peer
18 May 2012 - US regional energy distributor Wisconsin Power and Light Co (WPL) has made use of an option to take over local sector player Riverside Energy Center LLC, the owner of the Riverside Energ...