Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:31On Thursday, Melrose argued that its sweetened approach, made three days ago, represented a premium of 40 per cent over Charter's closing share price the day before its original approach. However, the revised offer is just above a high of 825½p hit in ...

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:38Photo: ALAMY By Rachel Cooper, and agencies Melrose, the buy-out business wooing Charter International, was jilted again today as the maker of industrial tools rebuffed its suitor's improved proposal. Having had its 780p-per-share offer rejected last ...

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:47Costamare Inc. is one of the world's leading owners and providers of containerships for charter. Costamare Inc. has 36 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 59 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately ...

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:00The stock market reaction – with traders driving up the Charter International share price to 787p, comfortably above Melrose's possible offer price of 780p – indicated the possibility of a counter bid, with Lincoln Electric, which tried to acquire ...

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:25The sharp fall in Charter's share price last week followed a warning that signs of a continued improvement in trading at ESAB had “faded” during the past two months, prompting Charter to signal that full-year profits would be below expectations. ...