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Centrica plc RSS feedCadbury battle prompts City search for next takeover target
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The £10 billion battle for control of Cadbury, 5p cheaper at 792½p, is now warming up, but the City is looking around for the next Footsie 100 target2009-11-19T08:57:11ZA reheated tale from Russia fires up shares in Centrica
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2009-11-18T13:09:31ZGiant Centrica deal gives hope to future funding of green energy
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Centrica pulled off the world’s biggest wind-power refinancing deal in a joint venture between private equity and banks that is set to become a model for the industry2009-10-28T08:50:59ZThe next big deal?
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The Deal is back. Kraft’s unsolicited £10 billion bid for Cadbury. The merger of T-Mobile and Orange to form Britain’s largest mobile phone operator. Investment bankers are slavering after 18 months of what former senior Tory Alan Duncan might term “living on rations”2009-09-10T05:46:41ZVenture takeover a coup for gas-hungry Centrica
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Centrica has won the battle to gain control of the North Sea gas producer Venture Production2009-08-24T12:40:44ZBuoyant British Gas fuels hope of cheaper energy
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British Gas customers are hoping for lower household energy bills after owner Centrica reported an 80% jump in profits at its residential supply arm2009-07-30T07:31:53ZBid target Venture forced to deny it is seeking £10 a share offer
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Venture Production was today forced by the Takeover Panel to clarify that, contrary to weekend reports, it is not holding out for an offer of £10 a share, though two of its main shareholders are2009-07-13T08:13:52ZShares on climb as talk of takeovers whets appetites
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Shares rallied from opening falls after several billion pounds' worth of takeovers were dangled in front of City speculators in order to whet their appetites2009-07-13T13:02:31ZCentrica in BG tie-up to get Caribbean gas
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Centrica is to team up with its old sister firm BG Group to develop a gas field in the Caribbean and secure future energy supplies for the UK2009-06-02T11:55:03ZCentrica delights with cut-price deals
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The City was cheering British Gas group Centrica2009-05-11T08:28:25ZCold winter warms up British Gas performance
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British Gas admitted that last week's 10% cut in household electricity prices only came after the business had had an excellent winter from the nation turning up the heating to beat the cold2009-05-11T08:28:02ZCentrica boosted by talk of 3i oil and gas sell-offs
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Cash-strapped venture capital group 3i has confirmed plans to raise hundreds of million of pounds to strengthen its balance sheet2009-04-27T08:13:16ZDuo locked in British Energy stake talks
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Centrica and French utility EDF were reported to be at loggerheads over the planned sale of a 25% stake in nuclear generator British Energy2009-04-03T10:00:13ZBears howling as insurers are lifted by Pru's strength
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Stock-market bears, who have been selling the life assurers aggressively short in recent weeks, claiming they would be the next casualties of the banking crisis, were feeling the pain today as their shares soared.2009-03-19T14:29:05ZBidders have Venture and BowLeven in their sights
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The oil and gas sector was set alight after Centrica parked its tanks on the North Sea gas platforms of Venture Production, and unloved African explorer BowLeven received a takeover offer valuing it at more than treble its London-quoted price2009-03-18T14:03:31ZForget the past, now it could be time to learn to love British Gas
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<strong>Energy Analysis: </strong>These are funny old times when the first thing a chief executive does is go out of his way to tell you that profits have crashed at one of his main businesses2009-03-05T10:58:45Z£15bn spend by Centrica set to create jobs for 1500
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<strong>Energy: </strong> Centrica has pledged to create 1500 “green-collar” jobs and spend £15 billion by 2020 on plugging the UK’s energy gap2009-02-26T09:18:34ZShould Centrica walk away from Britain’s nuclear timebomb?
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<strong>Analysis: </strong> You could be forgiven for thinking the go-ahead for the unwanted construction of a third runway at Heathrow airport is nothing but a carbon dioxide-filled smokescreen2009-01-22T10:04:28ZMarket report: Centrica is held back by fears over its cash-raiser
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British Gas operator Centrica was one of the biggest casualties among the top 100 companies, falling 17½p to 234¾p as brokers set about placing the rump of its recent £2.2 billion rights issue, worth almost £279 million2008-12-15T09:47:12ZCentrica £2bn cash call for Energy buy
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British Gas owner Centrica is to tap shareholders for £2.2 billion to fund the acquisition of a 25% stake in British Energy2008-10-31T11:01:18ZCentrica’s key role as EDF snaps up Energy
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<strong>Energy: </strong>British Gas group Centrica hailed a new role in the future of nuclear energy in the UK as it said it is close to taking a 25% stake in the £12.5 billion takeover of British Energy by EDF2008-09-24T08:22:41ZCentrica ponders a merger move over British Energy
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Shares in British Energy were lighting up again today after British Gas group was forced to say whether it has any takeover plans.2008-08-04T15:41:58ZBusiness model is out of gas
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While people are now beginning to understand how soaring fuel prices are destroying the airline industry, there is less awareness of the devastating effect it is having elsewhere and in particular how the energy sector faces a huge challenge2008-07-31T08:10:53ZCentrica's dividend up after gas bills rocket
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British Gas parent company's announcement of a 16% hike in shareholder dividend has come just a day after customers are hit with huge price rises2008-07-31T07:34:25ZGas chiefs are given bonuses
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British Gas bosses are set to share a £250,000 windfall just one day after the firm announced record-breaking price rises of up to 35 per cent2008-07-31T13:04:27ZFrance's EDF 'seals British Energy' deal
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British Energy has agreed to a takeover by France's EDF for 775p a share, valuing the nuclear company at £12.4 billion, according to insiders2008-07-25T08:28:45ZCentrica in £190 million Norwegian oil and gas asset spree
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British Gas parent splashes out to grab assets it says will leave it better able to control costs to UK consumers2008-07-09T10:39:38ZCentrica 'is facing a £400m hit' on earnings
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Earnings at British Gas group set to tumble by hundreds of millions as its household energy charges fail to keep pace with wholesale gas prices2008-05-12T09:51:11ZCentrica anger as gas prices 'are forced up'
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British Gas owner Centrica accuses its European rivals of forcing up gas prices2008-04-03T10:25:10ZCentrica to put soaring profits into UK power
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British Gas group Centrica has pledged £10billion to shoring up Britain's energy supplies.2008-02-21T09:04:31Z