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LONDON, May 6- The following FTSE 100. companies will go ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. Keywords: MARKETS BRITAIN STOCKS EXDIV/.
*IDFC Institutional Securities says investors should subscribe to Unilever's. open offer for its Indian unit Hindustan Unilever Ltd. *Unilever plans to pay up to $5.4 billion to raise its stake in its Indian subsidiary, making its biggest deal in 13 years, a huge bet on the strength of demand for personal care and food products in Asia's third-largest economy.
NEW YORK, May 1- Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners plans to merge five of its plastic packaging portfolio companies to form what it says will be the sixth-largest plastic packaging company in the world. The combined revenue of all the companies was around $2.5 billion in 2012, Exopack said.
NEW YORK, May 1- Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners plans to merge five of its plastic packaging portfolio companies to form what it says will be the sixth-largest plastic packaging company in the world. will be created by merging its Exopack, Kobusch, Britton, Paragon and Paccar businesses, the company said in a filing with U.S. regulators on Wednesday.
European shares pared gains on Tuesday to close lower, after a raft of euro zone economic data softened earlier rises from positive earnings reports.
MILAN/ LONDON, April 30 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Unilever NV's and Unilever PLC's Long-term Issuer Default Ratings and senior unsecured ratings at' A+' and Short-term IDRs at' F1'.
By Nandita Bose and Kate Holton. MUMBAI/ LONDON, April 30- Unilever plans to pay up to $5.4 billion to raise its stake in its Indian subsidiary, making its biggest deal in 13 years a huge bet on the strength of demand for personal care and food products in Asia's third-largest economy.
MUMBAI, April 30- Indian shares closed at their highest in 1-1/ 2 months on Tuesday, led by gains in Hindustan Unilever after its parent made a $5.4 billion offer to raise stake in it, while the finance minister's comments that tax residency certificate is enough proof of residency for tax purposes also helped.
*SocGen raises target price to 34 euros from 33 euros; rating hold. For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies:. Reuters Station users, click. 1580.
MUMBAI, April 30- Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever Plc does not intend to increase its stake in Indian arm Hindustan Unilever beyond 75 percent, James Allison, head of investor relations and M&A, told Indian television channel CNBC-TV 18 on Tuesday.
*Unilever bets on India consumption growth. MUMBAI, April 30- Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever Plc offered to pay as much as $5.4 billion to raise its stake in its Indian unit, banking on fast-growing spending power in Asia's third-largest economy.
LONDON, April 30- Unilever PLC:. *Announced a voluntary open offer to increase its stake in hindustan Unilever. *Offer to increase stake from 52.48% to up to 75% at a price of inr 600 per.
PARIS, April 30- Below are company-related news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks. The care home group confirmed its full-year targets after first-quarter sales rose 14 percent to 385 million euros and it announced plans to expand into China.
MUMBAI, April 30- Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever Plc will pay as much as $5.4 billion to raise its stake in its Indian unit, Hindustan Unilever, to up to 75 percent in a bet on fast-growing spending power in Asia's third-largest economy.
MUMBAI, April 30- Shares in India's Hindustan Unilver Ltd rose 10 percent in pre-open trade after parent Unilever Plc, along with Unilever N.V., made an open offer to acquire 22.52 percent of the company at 600 rupees a share, a premium of about 21 percent over Monday's closing price.
April 30- Anglo-Dutch company Unilever Plc, along with Unilever N.V. will acquire about 487 million shares, or 22.52 percent, of India's Hindustan Unilever in a deal valued at about $5.4 billion.