James River Corp agrees to acquire paper operations of Crown Zellerbach in stock swap valued at $766 million, Goldsmith to retain Crown’s forest products, container and electronics subsidiaries
Crown-James River Stock Swap prompts debate on who won
Analysis of Crown-River stock swap
Crown Zellerbach’s board declines to back stock swap
Crown Zellerbach board decline backing offer to swap shares for an interest in timber properties with James River Corp
Cavenham goes into liquidation
Generale Occidentale intends to put Cavenham into voluntary liquidation to simplify group structure
The Goldsmith touch
Crown Zellerbach profit for Goldsmith, shareholder options to decide between James River share swap or join Goldsmith
The bets are on for Aspinall’s
Aspinall’s ripe for takeover after John Aspinall’s stroke
Sir James Goldsmith reaps big dividends from acquisition
Acquisition of Cavenham Forest Industries pays large dividends, after Goldsmith ends pursuit of Crown Zellerbach by exchanging his 48 percent stake for near-total control of three companies spun off from Crown, one of which (Cavenham) owns almost all Crown’s former timber holdings
Goldsmith appears to win battle for Presses de la Cite
Generale Occidentale wins control of Presses de la Cite, with competing bidder Carlo De Benedetti joining forces to run publishing group
Goodyear moves to thwart predators
Goodyear draws up restructuring plans to ward off takeover bidders
Goodyear said to be target of Goldsmith share buying
Goldsmith said to own more than 15 percent of Goodyear shares
Presses de la Cite chiefs criticised for stock pledge
France’s Commission des Operations de Bourse criticises managers of Presses de la Cite for promising to sell shares in a mail-order book unit to Generale Occidentale
Hanson is said to consider bid for Goodyear
Hanson Trust PLC considering joining Goldsmith to takeover Goodyear
Goldsmith 11.5 percent in Goodyear
Investment group led by Goldsmith declares stake close to 11.5 percent in Goodyear, decides not to make tender offer yet because of share volatility
Goodyear under siege
Goodyear share price rises in response to restructure and Goldsmith accumulating shares, Goldsmith poised to launch takeover bid
Goodyear’s Mercer attempts to hold off Goldsmith in a content for the company
Analysis of Goldsmith’s potential takeover of Goodyear
“Goodyear’s Mercer attempts to hold off Goldsmith in a content for the company”
Goldsmith makes 5.3bn offer for Goodyear Tire
Goldsmith makes 5.3bn offer for Goodyear, after Goodyear announces plans to spend almost 1bn on repurchasing a fifth of shares and selling prize assets
Goldsmith and Goodyear
Goldsmith makes 5.3bn offer for Goodyear, after Goodyear announces plans to spend almost 1bn on repurchasing a fifth of shares and selling prize assets
The battle Goldsmith cannot lose
Goldsmith makes 5.3bn offer for Goodyear, after Goodyear announces plans to spend almost 1bn on repurchasing a fifth of shares and selling prize assets
Goodyear House of Representatives
Statement before the subcommittee on monopolies and commercial law of the committee on the judiciary, House of Representatives, Washington DC November 18, 1986
Congress takes on economic invaders
Goldsmith agrees to moratorium while Goodyear restructures, congressional hearing of case of Akron, Ohio against Sir James Goldsmith’s takeover