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Washington Post: E.ON launches $35 billion bid for Endesa (February 21, 2006)
Cash-rich German utility E.ON <EONG.DE> launched a bid on Tuesday for Spanish peer Endesa <ELE.MC> at 27.50 euros per share in cash, trumping an offer from rival Gas Natural <GAS.MC>.

E.ON said it could create the world's top gas and power company with its bid of around 29.1 billion euros ($35 billion), which tops an unsolicited 22 billion-euro offer from Gas Natural <GAS.MC>. Endesa has been fighting the Gas Natural offer which it says is too low.

For a look at the political background of Gas Natural's bid, look here. I am really curious about the political connections of E.ON

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 05:53:33 AM EST
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SPD, I guess. Coal is Old SPD, gas is New SPD, nuclear is CDU/CSU, regenerative energies are Greens aligned.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 06:14:32 AM EST
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After some digging, I found E.ON also runs nuclear power plants, and give to both big parties equally. But even after this, I don't think this move was meant to help PP, I think it is 'just' business expansionism seeing a chance (with political problems for the rival calculated in).

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Feb 21st, 2006 at 06:24:43 AM EST
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