2007-01
13 00:06:19M&I acquires North Star for $21 million
MILWAUKEE (AFX) - Marshall & Ilsley Corp., the largest Wisconsin-based bank, has agreed to acquire North Star Financial Corp. for $21 million in common stock, M&I announced Friday.
2007-01
12 23:49:56Dolans raise Cablevision bid to $8.9B
BETHPAGE, N.Y. (AFX) - The controlling shareholders of Cablevision Systems Corp., the Dolan family, raised their bid on Friday to take the company private for $8.9 billion and said it was their final offer.
2007-01
12 23:01:06Phelps Dodge holder in favor of FCX deal
NEW YORK (AFX) - Atticus Capital, an asset management company that owns a large stake in Phelps Dodge Corp., said Friday it plans to vote its shares in favor of the company's takeover by Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com