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...Summer Hassan shapes Agathe’s music sensitively, with Jane McIntyre as Annchen, Derrell Acon as Kaspar, Kevin McGuire as Kuno and Eric Delagrange as “Max’s Shadow” (ie, the Hermit). ★★★★☆ To December 15...
...Eric Owens and Angel Blue sing well, with some nice moments (such as Owens’s “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’’’)....
...Mr Hayes told analysts that while he had for a long time been opposed to the idea of a break-up, the Rockwell deal announced last year had changed his mind....
...Last year United Technologies agreed to buy Rockwell Collins for $23bn in a deal to create one of the world’s largest suppliers to the aerospace industry....
...The only big name is Eric Owens, a little threadbare on top but warmly dignified as the Forester....
...Hargreaves Lansdown tumbles nearly 20% in grim start to June (FT) Due Diligence is written by Arash Massoudi, Javier Espinoza and Robert Smith in London, James Fontanella-Khan, Ortenca Aliaj, Sujeet Indap, Eric...
...Tensions between the two countries thawed ahead of the G20 truce, with China signing off on a number of deals, including Walt Disney’s $85bn takeover of 21st Century Fox and United Technologies’ $30bn Rockwell...
...— Eric Platt Buyout shops take aim at public companies Private equity groups are increasingly looking to acquire public companies as competition for assets intensifies....
...The largest aerospace deal in history, United Technologies’ $23bn acquisition of Rockwell Collins, must also gain regulatory clearance to close by its deadline in September, the investor noted....
...As well as those deals, CVS’s $68bn takeover of Aetna, Bayer’s $57bn purchase of Monsanto and United Technologies $30bn bid for Rockwell Collins all need to be funded in the US debt market this year....
...And in aerospace, China — given its own ambitions — may look to complicate a planned $30bn tie-up between United Technologies and Rockwell Collins....
...Investors placed orders of $15bn with underwriters for a piece of the Rockwell Collins deal, one investor briefed on the sale said....
...Rockwell Collins did not respond to a request for comment....
...eric.platt@ft.com Twitter: @ericgplatt...
...Rockwell Automation was among the best performers on the US benchmark index after reporting a 14 per cent rise in its fiscal second-quarter profit, which topped analyst expectations....
...Designed by architect David Rockwell, key features include a high-tech interactive bar....
...“There are different constituencies among collectors,” says Eric Widing, Christie’s expert....
...His recent purchases include Rockwell Automation, Lyondell Chemical, and Urban Outfitters....
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