61. Instead, the team must hold an auction, at which time all potential bidders would see the books. 62. It did not name the potential bidder. 63. ING, a huge Dutch company, said Monday it was still interested in buying the nonhealth business of Aetna, which has also attracted other potential bidders. 64. It did not name the potential bidders. 65. It is a deal Conway has pursued for five months and seemed to have pulled off, until another potential bidder appeared last week. 66. It will, though, allow other potential bidders, including the Onex group, access to its books, the company said. 67. Knowing that AOL was interested in the online service from their earlier discussions Salomon referred Worldcom to potential bidders, including AOL. 68. Large domestic competitors like USG Corp., based of Chicago, are not considered to be potential bidders because of antitrust issues that could plague such mergers. 69. Last summer, potential bidders for Ziff Communications were thought to include the British-Dutch business publisher Reed Elsevier P.L.C. and K-III Communications. 70. Linking the TSN sale with the Blue Jays might be appealing to potential bidders because it would virtually guarantee the broadcaster the Blue Jays contract for the network. |