MICROSOFT RUMORED TO BE EYEING REED ELSEVIER.Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publishing company which owns the LEXIS-NEXIS database, Hollywood magazine Variety and a raft of computer trade publications, is declining to comment on rumors For other uses, see Rumor (disambiguation). Rumors is a farcical play by Neil Simon. At its start, several affluent couples gather in the posh suburban residence of a couple for a dinner party celebrating their tenth anniversary. that Microsoft Corp is about to take it over. Shares in Reed Elsevier picked up yesterday from the twelve month lows that followed a profit warning two weeks ago. Observers agree the company is vulnerable to a takeover bid Noun 1. takeover bid - an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company two-tier bid - a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares . Plans to merge with Dutch publisher Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Euronext: WKL) is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. broke down earlier this year, and a reshuffle re·shuf·fle tr.v. re·shuf·fled, re·shuf·fling, re·shuf·fles 1. To shuffle again: reshuffle cards. 2. is in process, with co-chairs Herman Bruggink and Nigel Stapleton planning to step down so as to streamline management. |
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