Tuesday, May 8, 2007

JANA asks Alcoa to call off Alcan bid, ponder sale

(Reuters) - On Tuesday, aluminum producer Alcoa launched a hostile bid for Alcan worth nearly $27 billion after talks between the two aluminum producers failed to lead to a deal.

Rosenstein said he believes the move was designed to ward off potential Alcoa suitors and was timed to avoid a shareholders' vote.


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