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Vodafone tax issue results in protests, arrests

...owed from Vodafone's €180bn purchase of the German engineering firm Mannesmann ten years ago. According to an investigation by Private Eye, after the... Read more

1 November, 2010

Vodafone denies reported Mannesmann agreement

Mannesmann, Germany's second-largest telephone operator, has agreed to be taken over... Read more

3 February, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Exclusive: CallNet goes for Europe, partners Mannesmann

...pioneer CallNet on Wednesday announced a joint marketing initiative with communications giant Mannesmann to deliver its free service across Europe. The agreement will also provide... Read more

8 March, 2000 by Justin Pearse

A stick to beat BT with

In Germany, the immediate consequences of this change of heart by Mannesmann CEO Klaus Esser is likely to be on financial markets. Germany has... Read more

4 February, 2000 by Tony Westbrook

Mannesmann voting on Vodafone takeover offer

Mannesmann, Germany's second-largest telephone operator, is to vote Thursday on a... Read more

3 February, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Mannesmann to float Internet business

Mannesmann, the German telecommunications group being targeted for a hostile takeover by Vodafone... Read more

17 January, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Battle of wireless titans makes business history

...Europe with an historic E124bn (£78bn) hostile takeover offer for Germany's Mannesmann. If it goes through, this will be the largest hostile takeover in... Read more

25 November, 1999 by Matthew Broersma

News Burst: Goldman calms Orange fears

...bank Goldman Sachs Tuesday moved to calm fears about its involvement in Mannesmann's proposed £19bn takeover of wireless operator Orange. Goldman is an adviser... Read more

10 November, 1999 by Matthew Broersma

What goes around comes around

...funny business going on. Last year Vodafone made a hostile bid for Mannesmann and Mannesmann were trying to get Vivendi to help fend it off... Read more

2 February, 2000 by Jane Oliver

Vodafone launches wireless portal

...to convince investors that it is the right home for Germany's Mannesmann, giant telco Vodafone AirTouch (quote: VOD) Tuesday launched a global platform and... Read more

11 January, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Olivetti Group starts seeing black

...The company has attributed its expected revival to a telecommunications alliance with Mannesmann as well as the international restructure of its computer business. The PC... Read more

12 December, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

5 years ago? Olivetti finally secures Telecom Italia takeover

...this one, HP's struggle for Compaq and Vodafone's bid for Mannesmann come to mind. Indeed, on this same day half a decade back... Read more

24 May, 2004 by silicon.com staff

Mannesmann to build E1bn 3G network

Mannesmann, Germany's biggest mobile operator, is spending E1bn (£600m) on its first... Read more

24 November, 2000 by Ron Coates

5 years ago? Vodafone Airtouch poised to make Mannesmann bid

...AirTouch is on the verge of making a hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann, the German engineering group turned predatory telecoms player, according to UK press... Read more

9 November, 2004 by silicon.com staff

Mannesmann acquisition given green-light by EU

...conditional clearance from the EU for the $180bn acquisition of German company Mannesmann. Under the terms of the award, the company will have to fulfil... Read more

12 April, 2000 by Suzanna Kerridge

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