US: Pilgrim’s Pride reportedly ups offer for Hillshire buy
Pilgrim's Pride is reportedly upping its offer for the acquisition of Hillshire Brands to US$55 a share.
Tyson, Hillshire strike deal on takeover
The US meat giant is set to buy the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages for US$8.55bn after a bidding war with processing rival Pilgrim's Pride – and scuppering Hillshire's own plan to buy another US group, Pinnacle Foods.
Focus: Tyson raises the stakes in Hillshire bidding war
Tyson Foods entered fray today (29 May) when it issued a fresh bid for Hillshire Brands, trumping an earlier offer…
Editor’s viewpoint: Seeing the value in being lean
With the bidding war for Hillshire Brands intensifying, it is pertinent to point out just how correct Sara Lee's management…
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US: Tyson enters Hillshire Brands race with US$6.8bn bid
Tyson Foods, the US meat giant, today (29 May) tabled a US$6.8bn takeover bid for Hillshire Brands, trumping an offer…
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Deal or no deal: Could more bids emerge after Pilgrim’s play for Hillshire?
The hunter became the hunted yesterday (27 May) as Pilgrim's Pride made a hostile bid for Hillshire Brands. The news…
US: Hillshire Brands to study Pilgrim’s Pride bid
Hillshire Brands will review a US$6.4bn takeover bid from Pilgrim's Pride - although the company has talked up its own…
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US: Pilgrim’s Pride offers US$6.4bn for Hillshire
US chicken group Pilgrim's Pride is looking to beef up its portfolio through an offer to acquire Hillshire Brands for…
Editor’s viewpoint: Consolidation in sluggish US
In the US, a market where volume sales have been and remain under pressure, it has been expected in certain…
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