16 August 2005

Keyword News: [buy]


Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:20 AM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [buy]
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Bloomberg.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:32 PM PDT
KKR's Bid to Buy $2.4 Bln Samsung Life Stake Rejected (Update6) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aN_CBv0Au8bU
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s bid to buy a $2.4 billion stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea's largest life insurer, was rejected by banks selling the shares because of government investment limits.

BBC News, Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:47 PM PDT
C&W to buy Energis and cut jobs http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/4155160.stm
Cable & Wireless clinches a deal to buy rival telecoms firm Energis for £594m but says it will cut 700 jobs.

Bloomberg.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2005 9:58 PM PDT
KKR's Bid to Buy $2.4 Bln Samsung Life Stake Rejected (Update5) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aDgOKYCvTRHo
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., the world's largest buyout firm, failed in a bid to buy a $2.4 billion stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co. after shareholders said the plan breached government investment limits.

Bloomberg.com, Mon, 15 Aug 2005 9:46 PM PDT
KKR's Bid to Buy $2.4 Bln Samsung Life Stake Rejected (Update3) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a52IaWx9AGNg
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., the world's largest buyout firm, failed in its bid to buy a $2.4 billion stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co. after creditors of South Korea's largest insurer said the takeover would breach local rules.

CBS Market Watch, Tue, 16 Aug 2005 1:02 AM PDT
Cable & Wireless to buy Energis for $1.07 billion http://www.marketwatch.com/enf/rss.asp?guid=%7B240ECB38-7480-4FCB-8C90-4FC0ACA38C63%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Anglo-Caribbean telecom Cable & Wireless PLC on Tuesday confirmed it's headed off a late challenge from Britain's Thus Group PLC to buy Energis for 594 million pounds ($1.07 billion) in cash.

The New Zealand Herald, Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:22 PM PDT
Murdoch in talks to buy graduate's net search engine http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?mode=headlines&c_id=5&ObjectID=10341048
NEW YORK - News Corporation, the media giant controlled by Rupert Murdoch, is understood to be seeking to further its ambitions in the internet arena by holding talks to buy an online search engine for video and television clips.

New Ratings, Tue, 16 Aug 2005 1:00 AM PDT
Watsco upgraded to "buy" - update http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_971396.html
NEW YORK, August 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets upgrade Watsco Inc (WSO.NYS) from "hold" to "buy." In a research note published yesterday, the analysts mention that the company s share price has declined by 7% since the previous week.

New Ratings, Tue, 16 Aug 2005 1:15 AM PDT
Skechers USA upgraded to "buy" - update http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_971456.html
NEW YORK, August 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Wedbush Morgan upgrade Skechers USA (SKX.NYS) from "hold" to "buy," while raising their estimates for the company. The 12-month target price has been raised from $16 to $20.

New Ratings, Tue, 16 Aug 2005 0:44 AM PDT
Nomura Retains Buy Rating On Acambis >ACAM http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_971451.html
0712 GMT [Dow Jones] Nomura retains Acambis (ACAM) at buy, noting US Department of Health and Human Services issued finalized Request for Proposals (RFP) for supplying the MVA type of smallpox vaccine.

New Ratings, Tue, 16 Aug 2005 0:45 AM PDT
Investec Keeps Bespak Rated Buy http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_971449.html
0708 GMT [Dow Jones] Investec Securities reiterates buy rating on Bespak (BPK.LN). "Whilst the underlying growth in the core business is not that exciting, the business remains stable and cash generative and this is reflected in the current share price."

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