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Likely bid war for Cadbury sends shares to record high

23.11.09
Cadbury shares raced to another record high this morning as investors bet that a fierce bidding war for control of the 185-year old company is about to breakout... more

Ferrero ‘hungers for £5bn Cadbury chewing gum unit’

20.11.09
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero could be interested in Cadbury’s gum and candy division, a unit worth about £5 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid, business daily Il Sole 24 Ore said ... more

Ferrero 'hungers for £5bn Cadbury chewing gum unit'

20.11.09
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero could be interested in Cadbury's gum and candy division, a unit worth about £5 billion, in a possible joint takeover bid... more

'Cheapskate' Kraft offers only 717p for Cadbury

09.11.09
Kraft today formally launched a £9.8 billion takeover bid for Cadbury, taking the fight to acquire the business directly to shareholders ... more

Kraft sales blow ‘puts deal in doubt’

04.11.09
Analysts and investors today cited growing concerns that the proposed takeover of Cadbury by Kraft Foods could be stymied after the US predator lowered its sales outlook for the year ... more

Soaring sales at Cadbury put Kraft on the back foot

21.10.09
Cadbury bolstered its defence against a proposed £10.2 billion takeover by Kraft Foods by forecasting stellar results for the year ... more

Wasserstein’s death triggers massive sale

16.10.09
The death of Lazard chief executive and investment banking legend Bruce Wasserstein will trigger the payout of $188 million (£115.3 million) of shares, it emerged ... more

Top advisor’s health blow to Kraft

12.10.09
Kraft Foods’ pursuit of Cadbury took an unexpected twist today after lead advisor and legendary dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein was taken to hospital with an irregular heartbeat... more

Steward’s call for inquiry is a pure confection

06.10.09
Comedy lawsuit of the week comes from something called the Steward International Enhanced Index Fund, which is suing Cadbury’s top brass for daring not to embrace a (putative) bid from Kraft Foods ... more

Hershey may find Cadbury deal too much to swallow

01.10.09
Kraft Foods could have a clear field in its race to acquire chocolate giant Cadbury ... more

Panel orders Kraft to finalise bid for Cadbury

30.09.09
Kraft Foods was told it must finalise its bid for Cadbury within the next six weeks, or else walk away ... more

Determined face of Kraft with a huge appetite for Cadbury’s

23.09.09
Irene Rosenfeld downplays City’s fears, and says buying confectionery favourite is ‘right step’ for US giant ... more

Kraft woos banks for £4.8bn funding

09.09.09
Kraft Foods is in talks with two investment banks to arrange $8 billion (£4.8 billion) of debt financing in order to help it to fund its £10 billion takeover bid for chocolate giant Cadbury ... more

Cadbury’s and Kraft are as different as choc and cheese

08.09.09
Let's be clear about Kraft Foods: it is a global, rapacious and ruthless entity. It has zero interest in the well-being of Cadbury, certainly not its staff... more

Culture clash between the Quakers and the capitalists

07.09.09
On the face of it, the clash of cultures between Kraft Foods and its takeover target could hardly be more acute ... more

Obama hands veteran the job of restoring watchdog's image

18.12.08
Regulation: Veteran regulator Mary Schapiro is to get the tricky job of restoring confidence in key US watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission under the new Barack Obama administration... more

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