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Mannesmann voting on Vodafone takeover offer
News Mannesmann, Germany's second-largest telephone operator, is to vote Thursday on a takeover bid by Vodafone AirTouch (quote: VOD), the world's largest mobile phone service provider, according to reports from Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg.
[February 3, 2000, 15:28]
Mannesmann to float Internet business
News Mannesmann, the German telecommunications group being targeted for a hostile takeover by Vodafone AirTouch (quote: VOD), said Friday it will float its Internet business to open up greater growth prospects than would be possible under the ownership...
[January 17, 2000, 16:46]
Vodafone denies reported Mannesmann agreement
News Mannesmann, Germany's second-largest telephone operator, has agreed to be taken over by Vodafone AirTouch (quote: VOD), the world's largest mobile phone service provider, according to reports from Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg.
[February 3, 2000, 13:16]
Exclusive: CallNet goes for Europe, partners Mannesmann
News Totally free access pioneer CallNet on Wednesday announced a joint marketing initiative with communications giant Mannesmann to deliver its free service across Europe. The deal, with Mannesmann's ipulsys subsidiary, gives CallNet access to...
[March 8, 2000, 15:16]
Vodafone launches wireless portal
News In its latest move 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 branded portal for mobile data and Internet.
[January 11, 2000, 16:57]
News Burst: Goldman calms Orange fears
News US investment bank Goldman Sachs Tuesday moved to calm fears about its involvement in Mannesmann's proposed £19bn takeover of wireless operator Orange. Vodafone AirTouch is rumoured to be considering moves to derail the Orange-Mannesmann deal.
[November 10, 1999, 9:15]
Battle of wireless titans makes business history
News Vodafone AirTouch (VOD: quote ), the world's largest mobile phone carrier, is seeking to secure its future in Europe with an historic E124bn (£78bn) hostile takeover offer for Germany's Mannesmann. The bid is Vodafone's response to Mannesmann's...
[November 25, 1999, 14:28]
Olivetti Group starts seeing black
News 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 operation Olivetti Computers Worldwide, of which the Olivetti Group still...
[December 12, 1997, 11:52]
Market roundup: FTSE down as investors hold breath
News Orange, which has been on the rise after a takeover bid by Germany's Mannesmann, was off 3 to end at 1,458p. Vodafone dropped 0.5 to 272p on concerns over a possible bid for self-same Mannesmann. The FTSE 100 index of blue-chip shares sank 46.7 to...
[October 27, 1999, 17:24]
Nasdaq drop slams UK markets - again
News Energis (quote: EGS) was down 156 to 3,080p while Vodafone AirTouch (quote: VOD) lost a relatively modest 15.75 to 322.5p, following news that its acquisition of Mannesmann was likely to go through. However, another analyst suggested Vodafone's...
[April 11, 2000, 10:30]
E-business hit the big time in 1999
News Germany's Mannesmann first agreed to acquire the UK's third-largest mobile phone operator, Orange; but this upset Mannesmann's British business partner Vodafone AirTouch so much that in November the wireless giant launched a hostile takeover bid...
[December 29, 1999, 6:10]
Support Plan Helps Steel Manufacturer Get the Most From ERP System, Plan for Upgrade
White Papers Borusan Mannesmann Boru (BMB) is the leading manufacturer of steel pipes and tubes in Turkey. To get the most out of its investment in Microsoft Dynamics AX, BMB takes advantage of Microsoft Services Premier Support for Microsoft Dynamics.
[July 25, 2009, 1:18]
Mobile operators angered by latest roaming proposals
Talkback Unfortunately, they were ripped off when buying Mannesmann and corrected the asset value this year. The mobile companies have been reaping bumper profits for many years; operating profit this year was in the region of 30% (£8bn), which most...
[June 16, 2006, 10:27]
News Burst: Is One 2 One up for grabs?
News Germany's Mannesmann, which runs the country's mobile-phone network, and France Telecom are understood to be circling UK mobile phone company One 2 One, according to a Financial Times report today. One 2 One, which is owned by Cable and Wireless...
[July 7, 1999, 11:56]
Vodafone banks on cost cuts and convergence
News On Tuesday the company announced pre-tax losses of £14.853bn, which it largely blamed on writing down the value of its German subsidiary Mannesmann. Mobile network operator Vodafone has launched a new push for convergence, after posting the largest...
[May 30, 2006, 12:50]
Vodafone links up with Manchester United
News Vodafone -- which recently clinched another landmark deal with the biggest merger ever, buying Germany's Mannesmann for £114bn -- will supply wireless services such as live match scores and, eventually, live video clips from games over a mobile...
[February 15, 2000, 8:44]
German 3G licence auction: how the bidding works
News In the rounds that followed, Mannesmann Mobilfunk and Viag Interkom also stepped in, bringing the total bid up to 2bn deutschmarks. Later on the first day, E-Plus-Hutchinson, debitel, Deutsche Telekom Mobilnet, Group 3G, Mannesmann Mobilfunk...
[August 1, 2000, 17:07]
German 3G auction: And the winners are...
News The auction finished ahead of expectation as T-Mobil and Mannesmann decided to go after just two blocks of spectrum instead of three. BT is one of six companies to emerge with a German 3G licence Friday in what is now officially the world's most...
[August 18, 2000, 11:04]
BT and One2One lose 3G appeal
News This is because Vodafone was in the process of selling Orange, having agreed to take over Orange's parent company Mannesmann. BT and One2One have failed in their attempt to change the terms of payment for third-generation mobile phone licences.
[October 17, 2001, 12:43]
Shareholder revolt forces Vodafone to review bosses' pay
News Gent was also in hot water at last year's annual meeting over a £10m bonus he was awarded in recognition of Vodafone's successful takeover of Mannesmann. Pressure from angry shareholders has forced Vodafone to review its executive pay policy.
[July 25, 2001, 16:04]
