Icahn launches bid for Lions Gate
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:51:00 GMT
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched a hostile offer on Friday to buy Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, seeking to forestall the studio’s expected bid for storied rival Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Second-round bids for MGM, the
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UPDATE 2-Icahn offers to buy Lions Gate as MGM bid looms
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:09:00 GMT
ANGELES/NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched an offer on Friday to buy Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, a move that would hamper the studio's expected bid for storied rival Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc . Shareholders are
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Sector Update: Consumer Shares Shift Downward Along With Market
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:41:00 GMT
s close as the overall market ended seven days of gains. Deal news abounded in consumer stocks. Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) was up after reports that activist shareholder Carl Icahn is launching a $6 a share hostile takeover bid for the company.
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