Xstrata's fight or flight question
The prospect of a Glencore-Xstrata tussle is tantalising and if it ends in a merger, it could lead to a new mining house in the same league as BHP Billiton .... Fri Feb 2012 11:02 (3 months, 1 week ago)
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1 year
before- Tax havens and cosy deals: the Xstrata story - Mining multinational Xstrata has a real aversion to tax. While Rio and BHP might be every bit the lying multi-national bullies that Xstrata is, at least they're actually genuine mining ... - Crikey
- Glencore Said to Consider Merger With Xstrata to Create Mine Rival to BHP - By Brett Foley and Jacqueline Simmons May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Glencore International AG, the world's largest commodity trader, is studying a merger with Xstrata Plc as a way to restructure ... - Bloomberg
- 'Super' Tax on BHP, Xstrata May Stall Mining M&A in Australia - By Rebecca Keenan and Elisabeth Behrmann May 4 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. and Xstrata Plc's expansion and acquisitions plans may stall on Australia's plan to increase taxes on mining ... - BusinessWeek
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2 years
before- UK Stocks Climb; Xstrata, BHP Billiton, Cairn Energy Advance - By Adam Haigh Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- UK stocks rose as a report showed Chinese manufacturing grew the most in the five years, boosting raw-material producers. Xstrata Plc and BHP ... - Bloomberg
- Xstrata Coal: Xstrata plc Board approves ATCOM East Project - Johannesburg, 15 October 2009 Xstrata Coal today announces it has received Xstrata plc Board approval for the full implementation of the ATCOM East Project in South Africa, at a capital ... - Xstrata
- Robert Gottliebsen Either BHP or Xstrata is wrong - Xstrata chief Mick Davis and BHP's Marius Kloppers have a very different view of the world, so it is highly likely that one of them will end up being quite ... - Business Spectator Alan ...
- Either BHP or Xstrata is wrong - While BHP is keeping its debt levels almost absurdly low anticipating tough times ahead, Xstrata is pressing on with debt-funded acquisition plans. The big difference is that BHP has a ... - Business Spectator resources ...
- Anglo cool on Xstrata bid, BHP and Rio on watch - Anglo cool on Xstrata bid, BHP and Rio on watch... 23 Jun 2009 07:21 AM - Business Spectator resources ...
- Xstrata looks for merger to rival Rio, BHP - Mining giant Xstrata has confirmed it recently sent a written proposal to the board of Anglo American, seeking their thoughts on a merger of the two companies. - ABC News : ...
- BHP Xstrata takeover rumours - Speculation that BHP Billiton and Vale are planning a takeover of mining giant Xstrata has sent Xstrata’s share price rocketing on the London Stock Exchange. A report in the Herald ... - MDS Financial
- Xstrata soars on takeover talk - TALK of a possible BHP Billiton tilt at Xstrata has put a rocket under the Anglo-Swiss mining giant's London-listed shares this week. - Herald Sun
- Xstrata soars on BHP Billiton takeover talk - TALK of a possible BHP Billiton tilt at Xstrata has put a rocket under the Anglo-Swiss mining giant's London-listed shares this week. Speculation that BHP and Brazilian iron ore giant ... - Business Sense
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3 years
before- UK Stocks Decline; Xstrata, BHP Billiton Shares Lead Drop - By Sarah Jones Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- UK stocks fell. Xstrata Plc paced mining companies lower a day after its 4.1 billion-pound ($5.9 billion) rights offer while BHP Billiton Ltd. ... - Bloomberg
- UK Stocks Decline; Xstrata, BHP Billiton Shares Lead Drop - By Sarah Jones Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- UK stocks declined. Xstrata Plc led mining companies lower after the Financial Times reported yesterday’s 4.1 billion-pound ($5.9 billion) rights offer had ... - Bloomberg
- Anglo, Xstrata May Purchase BHP Assets, Liberum Says - Anglo American Plc, Xstrata Plc and ArcelorMittal are the most likely buyers should BHP Billiton Ltd. sell iron ore assets to gain regulatory approval for its $68 ... - Bloomberg
- UK Stocks Gain, Led by Xstrata, BHP Billiton on Metals Prices - UK stocks rose for a fifth day, the longest winning streak this year, as falling money - market rates ignited hopes the financial crisis is easing.Xstrata Plc and ... - Bloomberg
- Xstrata, BHP, Kazakhmys Decline on Weakening Demand (Update2) - BHP Billiton Ltd ., the world's largest mining company, Xstrata Plc and Kazakhmys Plc declined in London trading as a slowing global economy curbs demand for metals ... - Bloomberg
- A Tale Of Two Bidders: BHP & Xstrata - A Tale Of Two Bidders: BHP & Xstrata - Share Cafe
- A Tale Of Two Bidders: BHP Xstrata - A tale of two big mining industry takeovers: one with a realistic result, the other where fairyland still rules. The realistic one was Xstrata, the most acquisitive mining group in ... - Australasian Investment Review
- UK Stocks Fall as Mining Shares, BHP Billiton, Xstrata Tumble - UK stocks erased gains, dragged down by a slump in commodity shares.BHP Billiton Ltd. and Xstrata Plc led declines among mining companies.The FTSE 100 Index lost ... - Bloomberg
- Xstrata pounces in unholy war - Xstrata boss and former BHP Billiton elite executive Mick Davis is said to hate Melbourne's mining circles with a passion after losing out to hometown boy BHP in 2005. - The Age
- Vale drops Xstrata bid - BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale has abandoned a $96 billion friendly bid for competitor Xstrata - a deal that would have created a clear rival to BHP Billiton . - Herald Sun
- Xstrata Coal announces restructure of Douglas Tavistock Joint Venture - 3 March 2008, Sydney and Johannesburg Xstrata Coal (Xstrata) announces the restructuring of its Douglas Tavistock Joint Venture (DTJV) with BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa (BECSA). Prior to the ... - Xstrata
- Belated word from Xstrata boss on merger - XSTRATA'S chief executive, Mick Davis, will tonight front the investment community for the first time since his company admitted in December that it was in merger discussions with Brazil's Vale ... - Sydney Morning Herald ...
- Investors wait on news from Xstrata - Xstrata chief executive Mick Davis will front the investment community for the first time since his company admitted in December that it was in merger talks with Brazil's Vale to ... - The Age
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