* Nestle watches Cadbury bid battle for any gains * Has the financial muscle to act as bid partner * Analysts doubt Hershey, Ferrero can act alone * Cadbury shares hit record high as battle...
* Cadbury shares hit new record high * Rival bidders may emerge LONDON, Nov 23 - Cadbury Plc shares hit a record high on speculation of a battle for the British confectioner between bidder Kraft...
US chocolate maker Hershey Company is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury in an effort to outstrip a hostile offer by Kraft Foods, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
* Kraft weighs all options, including raising bid - source * Rivals Nestle, Hershey, Ferrero considering bids * Cadbury chairman says might prefer Hershey bid to Kraft * Hershey seen meeting Ferrero over Cadbury soon...
* Kraft weighs all options, including raising bid - source * Nestle still weighing options, BBG says citing sources * Nestle may also decide against bid-report * Cadbury chairman says prefers Hershey bid over Kraft...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 22 - Kraft Foods <KFT.N> may raise its offer for Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L> or offer more cash in its bid if rival takeover offers emerge, a source familiar with the situation said on...
* Rothschild's Sachak bags Ferrero role * Hershey bankers include Buffett's chosen Trott * Hershey and Ferrero considering joint Cadbury bid (Adds detail in paragraph 15) (For more Reuters DEALTALKS, click DEALTALK/) LONDON/PHILADELPHIA, Nov 20...
* Rothschild's Sachak bags Ferrero role * Hershey bankers include Buffett's chosen Trott * Hershey and Ferrero considering joint Cadbury bid LONDON/PHILADELPHIA, Nov 20 - Akeel Sachak, global head of the consumer team at Rothschild,...
* Ferrero, Hershey both want chocolate business - source * Ferrero could take Cadbury gum and candy division * Ferrero, Hershey still evaluating all options - source (Recasts first paragraph with new sourcing; adds details...
NEW YORK, Nov 20 - Cadbury Plc canceled a keynote appearance at a Morgan Stanley conference in New York this week but sent its chief financial officer for one-on-one meetings with investors instead. Cadbury is...