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Exxon earned $4.94 billion in the first quarter, a huge sum but only about half of what the company made last year.
April 30, 2015
A group led by U.S. corporate financiers Wasserstein Perella & Co. said today it has made a friendly $3.48-billion cash offer for Gateway Corp.
July 10, 1989
Grand Metropolitan PLC, London, named Ian Martin, currently head of its Minneapolis-based Grand Metropolitan Food Sector that includes the Pillsbury Co. and Burger King, to the additional post of deputy group chief executive of Grand Metropolitan PLC.
March 6, 1991
An investor group led by financier Sir James Goldsmith today sold a 29.8% stake in Rank Hovis McDougall PLC for the equivalent of $594 million, a loss of $17 million, the group and its brokers said.
Jan. 31, 1991
The price of Ogilvy Group Inc. stock soared $16 a share in early trading on Wall Street today after the U.S. advertising company gave a cool response to a $725-million takeover offer from Britain’s WPP Group PLC.
May 1, 1989
Lloyd’s Bank PLC, said it agreed to merge its financial services arm with Abbey Life Group PLC in return for a majority stake in the British-based life assurance company.
Oct. 21, 1988
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June 25, 2023
TI Group PLC has agreed to buy Houdaille Industries Inc. for $310 million.
Aug. 26, 1987
WPP Buying Canadian Firm: WPP Group PLC of London said it has agreed to buy PARG, Public Affairs Resource Group of Toronto, one of Canada’s largest public affairs consulting and public opinion research firms.
Feb. 28, 1989
Security Pacific Corp. could be about to launch a bid for British merchant bank Morgan Grenfell Group PLC, an official at Hoare Govett merchant bank, a Security Pacific subsidiary, said in London.
Oct. 13, 1987