Thu, 29th Nov 2012 15:47
John Wood Group gains on Apollo Management's buyout deal
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STOXX HITS 14-MONTH HIGH (0835 GMT)Read more(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC on Monday said it has decided to engage with Apollo Management Holdings LP to see if a firm takeover offer can be made by the private equity firm on the same financial terms as Apollo's last proposal.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, with the large-cap FTSE 100 index boosted by commodity stocks and the mid-cap FTSE 250 lifted by prospective dealmaking.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were called higher on Monday, following Asian equities into the green.
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EUROPEAN FUTURES EDGE HIGHER (0639 GMT)Read more(Sharecast News) - Shares in Wood Group surged on Monday after the oil and gas engineering firm said it had decided to start talks with US private equity group Apollo on a potential £1.66bn takeover.
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