John Pluthero

Cable & Wireless Owner Refuses Support for Vodafone Deal

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc’s largest shareholder refused to support Vodafone Group Plc’s 1.04 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) offer, saying the bid doesn’t reflect the value of the U.K. fixed-line network operator.

Vodafone Agrees to Buy Cable & Wireless for $1.7 Billion

Vodafone Group Plc agreed to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc for 1.04 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) in cash, adding a U.K. fixed-line network to its mobile-phone system and gaining business customers.

Vodafone Said to Be Near Deal to Buy Cable & Wireless

Vodafone Group Plc is nearing an agreement to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc, adding a U.K. fixed-line network to its mobile-phone system, according to people familiar with the situation.

Vodafone Left as Sole C&W Bidder After Tata Drops Offer Plan

Vodafone Group Plc is left as the only potential bidder for Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc after Tata Communications Ltd. failed to agree on a price and decided against making an offer for the U.K. network operator.

Cable & Wireless Takeover Tempts Vodafone With Lowest Valuation: Real M&A

With Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc languishing as the world’s cheapest telecommunications carrier, Vodafone Group Plc and private equity firms may not be able to resist making offers for the British fiber-network operator.

Vodafone Gets Same Deadline as Tata for Cable & Wireless Bid

Vodafone Group Plc, the world’s largest mobile-phone operator, won more time to bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc as it steps up its pursuit of the company’s fixed-line assets.

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Profit to Miss Estimates; CEO Marsh Steps Down

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc, which provides telecommunications services to the U.K. police force, said full-year profit will miss estimates because of slower-than-expected sales orders. Chief Executive Officer Jim Marsh resigned.

Tata Communications Says It’s in Talks Regarding Offer for C&W Worldwide

Tata Communications Ltd. said it may make a cash offer for Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc, setting up a potential rivalry with Vodafone Group Plc to win control of the owner of Britain’s largest U.K. business fiber network.

C&W Worldwide Hires Advisers Ahead of Potential Takeover Bid

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc, which jumped 45 percent in London trading after Vodafone Group Plc said it’s evaluating a potential bid, hired NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd. and Barclays Capital as advisers before any approach.

European Stocks Advance; Standard Chartered Rises, TomTom Slides

European stocks gained as investors speculated that Greek lawmakers will heed Prime Minister George Papandreou’s call to approve a package of austerity measures.

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Investigators Said to Have Video Showing Bomb Suspect

Senate Defeats Background-Check Plan, Imperiling Gun Bill

Fed Says ‘Moderate’ Growth Across U.S. Was Led by Housing

U.S. Stocks Decline as Earnings Miss Analyst Estimates

BofA Leads Dow Average Lower as Profit Misses Estimates