Business
James Hanson, who rose to prominence in 1980s Britain as an exponent of the hostile takeover and ally of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, died Monday at his home near Newbury, southern England, the Financial Times said.
Nov. 3, 2004
Reynolds American Inc., the producer of Camel and Pall Mall cigarettes, agreed to buy rival Lorillard Inc. for $27.4 billion including debt in a deal that reduces the 400-year-old U.S. tobacco industry to two major competitors.
July 15, 2014
The chairman of Hanson’s North American interests, Sir Gordon White, said the company, having won a bitter fight to acquire SCM Corp., would now pursue its $2.8-billion hostile takeover of British-based Imperial Group PLC.
Jan. 10, 1986
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April 18, 2010
Hanson Trust PLC, having won a bitter fight to acquire SCM Corp., turned its sights across the Atlantic on Thursday to pursue its $2.8 billion hostile takeover of Imperial Group PLC of Britain.
Britain’s Hanson Trust PLC announced an agreement Wednesday to acquire Kidde Inc. for $1.6 billion in cash and stock rights, capping months of speculation that had pegged the diversified U.S. company as a takeover target.
Aug. 6, 1987
Howard Johnson Co., the nation’s sixth-largest hotel chain, has been put on the block for an estimated $400 million by its London-based owner, Imperial Group PLC.
June 8, 1985
Hanson PLC, the British-U.S. conglomerate, plans to sell non-core businesses that it values at more than $1 billion, according to a published report.
June 8, 1992
The Guinness brewing giant said Friday it has won a $4.1-billion, 4 1/2-month takeover battle against the Argyll supermarket chain to control Britain’s largest Scotch whisky and gin company, Distillers Co.
April 21, 1986
British tobacco-based conglomerate BAT Industries PLC, which is trying to expand its holdings in the U.S. insurance industry, said that it believes it can satisfy U.S. requirements in its bid to take over Farmers Group.
March 24, 1988