Goldsmith announces plans to set up new master company, General Oriental Investments, and move base from Hong Kong to Cayman Islands
Elf Aquitaine quits oil venture in dispute with Basic Resources
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”
Profit at Generale Occidentale gained 12 percent in fiscal 1984
Generale Occidentale profits improve
“Profit at Generale Occidentale gained 12 percent in fiscal 1984”
Law of the Jungle
Commentary on dispute between Basic Resources International and Elf Aquitaine
Basic Resources will allow Hispanoil to run oil venture
Spanish national oil company Hispanoil to take over Elf as operator of oil exploration project in Guatemala
Aspinall makes 800m profit from ASIT
Aspinall makes 800,000 profit from holding in Anglo Scottish Investment Trust
The Spiegel Affair
Statement by Goldsmith to Media Committees of Conservative Party in the House of Commons
Goldsmith bids for French publishing group
Generale Occidentale offers counterbid for Presses de la Cite, France’s second largest publishing group, to compete with Italian financier Carlo de Benedetti
Colgate moves to ward off unwelcome suitors
Colgate gives shareholders right to buy shares to raise price for a possible bidder
Goldsmith’s rootless, restless energy manifested in a string of takeovers
Profile on Goldsmith’s business approach
“Goldsmith’s rootless, restless energy manifested in a string of takeovers”
Goldsmith seeks permission to increase Colgate holding
Goldsmith seeks permission to increase stake in Colgate Palmolive to more than ten percent
Goldsmith’s interests motivated by politics, not profit
Analysis of Goldsmith’s interest in publishing, for political reasons
Goldsmith plans to buy up to 25 percent of Zellerbach
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 plans to acquire 25 per cent of Crown Zellerbach
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”
Maverick Briton cutting a swath in US Dealings
Profile on Goldsmith’s business interests in United States and career
Crown Zellerbach timber may have lured Goldsmith
Speculation Goldsmith’s interest in Zellerbach is based on undervalued timber assets
Colgate-Palmolive to write off 114m
Colgate-Palmolive states jobs will be lost in Europe after rationalisation leads to 114 million writeoff in 1984 fiscal year
Aspinall and Goldsmith in deal over US corporate ventures
Aspinall links with Goldsmith in US ventures, taking a five percent holding in Cayman Islands venture, Oriental and American Investments
Poison pill bid defence tactic wins test case
Delaware court gives go ahead to poison pill takeover defence where contested bids are made prohibitively expensive by attaching costsly warrants to a victim’s sares that would have to be bought out
Goldsmith ponders joining Icahn in bid for Phillips
Goldsmith may join forces with Wall St financier Carl Icahn who is planning to bid for US oil company Phillips Petroleum