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...Brazilian cement and construction group, separately acquired stakes in Cimpor in early 2010, helping to prevent a hostile €4.15bn takeover bid for the Portuguese group by the Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica...
...Nippon Steel of Japan has moved to thwart any takeover approach for its Brazilian steel affiliate, Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais, through an alliance with the Italian-Argentine Techint Group....
Group to evaluate alternatives related to its investment in Usiminas
...At the latest count, Cimpor had three suitors from Brazil: Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, Camargo Corrêa and Votorantim, the last two intent on blocking the first, then each other....
...Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil’s third-largest steel company, has taken aim at Cimpor, Portugal’s largest cement maker, with an almost €4bn bid....
...The move is expected to bring an end to the battle for control of the company, which began with a €3.86bn hostile bid in December from Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), the Brazilian steelmaker....
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