Takeover Bid

• Office Depot parent rejects Staples’ US$2B takeover bid, but open to alternate deal

  ODP, which also owns Office Depot, said it preferred a sale of its retail and e-commerce operations or a joint venture to a full takeover.

  Money

  Jan 19, 2021
  
• Staples offers to buy Office Depot owner nearly five years after second takeover bid rejected

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission blocked Staple's US$6.3 billion offer in 2016, saying the merger could reduce competition.

  Money

  Jan 11, 2021
  
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• Cogeco accuses Rogers, Altice of ‘bad faith tactics’ in takeover bid

  In a letter released two weeks after Rogers and Altice USA Inc. announced a $10.3 billion offer, Cogeco's lead director says they failed to disclose to the public that they'd already been rejected the previous night.

  Economy

  Sep 16, 2020
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• Calfrac delays vote on recapitalization plan to Sept. 29 after Wilks Brothers offer

  Calfrac Well Services Ltd. is postponing a vote on its recapitalization plan following an unsolicited takeover offer for the company by Texas-based Wilks Brothers LLC.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020
• Wilks Brothers formalizes Calfrac takeover offer ahead of vote on restructuring plan

  Texas-based Wilks Brothers LLC says it is making formal the $26.1-million takeover bid for Calfrac Well Services Ltd. it proposed last week, while continuing to urge shareholders to reject a management reorganization plan.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2020