Editor’s Picks: Back Slapping Galore
An unabashedly good news story right here in Canada highlighted the week ended May 26, the twenty-first trading week of 2007.
LionOre Mining International Ltd
Norilsk bid superior, says LionOre Board
The board of LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) has determined the $27.50-per-share bid for the c…
Norilsk ups the ante for LionOre
Moscow-based Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNODL-L) has proven itself undeterred by a high break fee and raised its bid …
Xstrata tops Norilsk’s bid for LionOre
Russia’s Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNODL-L) has until May 25 to outbid Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) a second time in its attempt to take over LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O).
Norilsk says LionOre break fee is too high
As it contemplates its next move in the bidding war for LionOre Mining (LIM-T, LMGGF-O), Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, M…
Editor’s Picks: End of an era with elimination of Barrick hedge
The old saw “better late than never” came to mind during the week ended May 5, the 18th trading week of 2007.
Norilsk Outbids Xstrata for LionOre
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) has thrown a $5.3-billion offer on the table for Toronto’s LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O), topping Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) $4.6-billion friendly take…
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 18
The old saw “better late than never” came to mind during the week ended May 5, the 18th trading week of 2007.Op…
Norilsk makes competing offer for LionOre
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) threw down a $5.3-billion-offer for Torontos LionOre Mining International (LIM-T,…
Don’t be greedy, LionOre shareholders: tender those shares!
More often than not, big mergers and takeovers are announced late on Sunday evening or early Monday morning — the better to prevent an information leak and any resulting suspicious trading before the…
Xstrata offers $4.6B for LionOre
Nickel prices may not have hit the roof yet, but LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) is urging its shareholders to agree to a $4.6-billion friendly takeover bid by Xstrata (XTA-L, XSR…
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 13
More often than not, big mergers and takeovers are announced late on Sunday evening or early Monday morning — the …