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EMI/Warner speculation 'just noise'.(News)
Analysts say they ate underwhelmed by reports of renewed merger talks between Warner Music Group and EMI, dismissing them as "noise".
The speculation, which sent the UK major's share price soaring to a new 52-week high of 294p last week, added no new details to what is already known--that EMI and Warner have had and are likely to continue to have negotiations about merging.
Although reports suggested EMI had lined up Citigroup and UBS to assist with these talks, those companies--along with many others--are already advisors to the group.
It is also understood that there are no current negotiations, although sources suggest that situation could change at any time. One source believes that both music groups would probably be unwise to get in too deep before the Court of First Instance makes its judgement on the 2004 Sony/BMG merger, which was challenged by European independents' group Impala last autumn. The court ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) May 3, 2006 700+ words
...for the past two years, since EMI lost an auction of Warner to Seasharesgram heir and billionaire...believe that the acquisition of Warner by EMI would be "very attractive to...finance the deal. A combined EMI-Warner would have the scale to rival...
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- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) May 3, 2006 700+ words
...for the past two years, since EMI lost an auction of Warner to Seagram heir Edgar Bronfman...to believe the acquisition of Warner by EMI would be "very attractive to...and management." A combined EMI-Warner would have the scale to rival...
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- Newspaper article from: European Report September 30, 2000 700+ words
...Commission's concerns that the EMI/Warner deal could stifle fair competition...leaked to the Financial Times, the Warner-EMI deal would create an oligopoly of...October 18 to reach a decision on EMI/Warner. It is more likely to take its...
