There has been speculation that U . S . building control companies Honeywell Inc . or Johnson Controls Inc . will place a counter bid.
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Portugal's Banco Comercial's counter bid was for 100 percent of Mundial Confianca and three other listed financial companies controlled by Mundial.
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Ebsworth, the CEO of OGS, said he wants an offer from CAT that's strong enough to deter a further counter bid.
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But on Dec . 15, Dutch company Ordina said it was also interested and launched a counter bid of which no details were released.
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Nonetheless, other predators are expected to circle to see if, even with the high price tag, they want to make a counter bid.
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After a counter bid launched by France T�l�com, Belgacom eventually carried the day, arriving at a conditional partnership agreement with Telindus in late December.
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The shares today climbed A $ 1.50 to A $ 7.85 following the announcement, amid speculation there could be a counter bid.
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It's widely expected that a counter bid will be made before the meeting, probably by a consortium of Air Canada airline partners and financial groups.
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Deutsche Postbank AG said its supervisory board supports its efforts to garner a counter bid that would thwart a takeover offer from a group led by Deutsche Post AG.
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Elkem shares immediately rose to 161 kroner ( dlrs 17.88 ) per share as analysts said the Alcoa offer was low and could prompt a counter bid.
