Continental confirms selling parts of company in wake of Goldsmith’s bid
“Continental group studies selling all or parts of company following Goldsmith takeover bid”
Continental confirms selling parts of company in wake of Goldsmith’s bid
“Continental group studies selling all or parts of company following Goldsmith takeover bid”
Continental negotiates 2.75bn merger with group of private investors in attempt to thwart Goldsmith takeover
Continental accepts 2.75bn bid from financier David Murdock and Peter Kiewit Sons Inc, a private mining and construction company
Goldsmith announces plans to set up new master company, General Oriental Investments, and move base from Hong Kong to Cayman Islands
Elf pulls out of joint exploration venture in Guatemala, leaving Goldsmith’s firm Basic Resources International to continue, claims Basic International owes millions
“Elf Aquitaine quits oil venture in dispute with Basic Resources”
Generale Occidentale profits improve
“Profit at Generale Occidentale gained 12 percent in fiscal 1984”
Commentary on dispute between Basic Resources International and Elf Aquitaine
Spanish national oil company Hispanoil to take over Elf as operator of oil exploration project in Guatemala
Aspinall makes 800,000 profit from holding in Anglo Scottish Investment Trust
Statement by Goldsmith to Media Committees of Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Generale Occidentale offers counterbid for Presses de la Cite, France’s second largest publishing group, to compete with Italian financier Carlo de Benedetti
Colgate gives shareholders right to buy shares to raise price for a possible bidder
Profile on Goldsmith’s business approach
“Goldsmith’s rootless, restless energy manifested in a string of takeovers”
Goldsmith seeks permission to increase stake in Colgate Palmolive to more than ten percent
Analysis of Goldsmith’s interest in publishing, for political reasons
Goldsmith plans to take up to 25 percent stake in San Francisco paper and forest products company Crown Zellerbach, to be bought by General Oriental
Goldsmith notifies of intention to acquire 25 per cent of forest products company Crown Zellerbach
“Goldsmith plans to acquire 25 per cent of Crown Zellerbach”
Profile on Goldsmith’s business interests in United States and career
Speculation Goldsmith’s interest in Zellerbach is based on undervalued timber assets
Colgate-Palmolive states jobs will be lost in Europe after rationalisation leads to 114 million writeoff in 1984 fiscal year