| 11. | Analysts said that it isn't likely that a counter bid will emerge for either United Friendly or Refuge.
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| 12. | However, Pendragon PLC offered a counter bid, which succeeded after Lookers decided it could not raise its bid.
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| 13. | Rallye, which already owns a third of Casino, made a counter bid to bolster its control of the company.
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| 14. | These auctioneers are able to see bids placed in real time and can then place counter bids to increase the amount.
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| 15. | "Their stake is so high that it's probably useless for others to make a counter bid ."
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| 16. | This led to a counter bid from ILG who sought to take over British Caledonian themselves and merge it with Air Europe.
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| 17. | "Obviously people are expecting a counter bid, " said Francois Marchal, head of institutional sales at SGE Delahaye.
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| 18. | More than 30 bids and counter bids were exchanged until Adidas-Soloman AG pulled out early Thursday, Top-Flite said.
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| 19. | Former company vice chairman Ian Molson had been attempting to gather a counter bid, but analysts believe the chances are getting remote.
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| 20. | Time was that takeover fights could drag on interminably, racking up mind-numbing lists of white knights, counter bids and court rulings.
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