IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher took the wooing of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) directly to CBOT’s members Thursday and uncovered some favorable support. One week after it appeared that all hope might have been lost in its bid to acquire CBOT, ICE also sweetened the deal by reaching an agreement with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) that could help settle a long-running legal dispute between the options trading exchange and cross-town rival CBOT.
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ICE’s Sprecher Delivers Guts & Glory Speech to CBOT Members
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher took the wooing of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) directly to CBOT’s members Thursday and uncovered some favorable support.
June 4, 2007
FirstEnergy Reported to be Wooing GPU
Wall Street was awash in reports Monday that Akron, OH-basedFirstEnergy Corp. was negotiating to acquire GPU Inc. ofMorristown, NJ, for more than $10 billion in a transaction thatwould create one of the top energy utility companies in the nation.
August 8, 2000
BP Amoco Wooing Alaska to Win ARCO
After Alaska’s governor balked at a move by BP Amoco to pushconsideration of its ARCO acquisition through the Federal TradeCommission, the company has backed off and pledged to address thestate’s anti-competitive concerns.
November 3, 1999
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