Ahold acquires once more

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Issues are presented concerning the acquisition of the US supermarket owner Bruno's by the Dutch business enterprise Koninklijke Ahold for $500-million in September 2001. The size of the Koninklijke Ahold supermarket chain is discussed.

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Swiss mergers go global

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The mergers and acquisitions market in Switzerland is described with emphasis on its growth since the late 1990s and up to 2001. Growth has been rapid reaching transaction volumes of $60 billion largely due to shareholder activism.

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The rise and fall of the biotech

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Issues are presented concerning the domination of the biotechnology mergers and acquisitions market by large quoted biotechnology companies. The falling levels of domination of pharmaceutical companies in this sector are discussed.

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