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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contest for control of Conoco, the energy company laden with 1.7 billion bbl. of oil reserves, 3.8 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas and 14.3 billion tons of coal, whirled on last week at a billion-dollar pace. The opponents: Du Pont, the largest U.S. chemical producer; Seagram, the world's biggest liquor distiller; Mobil, the second largest American petroleum company; and Texaco, the third-ranking oil firm. As the price for Conoco whirled higher and higher, the contestants launched a global financial free-for-all and corralled almost $20 billion in standby credit at multinational banks from...
...weeks ago, Conoco revealed that Du Pont was its choice as a partner. After five days of frantic negotiations capped by a midnight meeting on July 5 between Conoco Chairman Ralph Bailey and Du Pont Chairman Edward Jefferson, the two companies agreed to merge. Jefferson offered $7.3 billion, or an average price of $84.20 per Conoco share. The deal seemed to save Conoco from an unwelcome takeover bid from Canada's Seagram, which had offered $73 per share for about 41% of the oil company's stock. Conoco had also spurned an $85-per-share bid from Texaco...
...merger binge has been a bonanza for a special breed of Wall Street investment banker who negotiates the megabuck deals. Acquisition teams at First Boston Corp., which handled Du Font's bid for Conoco, and Morgan Stanley, which advised the oil company, are expected to earn almost $15 million each from the merger...
...with the 25 started during the same period in the Carter Administration. Baxter last week dropped two of the antitrust cases inherited from Carter: one against Mack Trucks and the other involving two firms in the brick-selling business. In light of the new attitude, Government approval of the Du Pont-Conoco match-up appears almost certain...
...limits of this big-is-beautiful philosophy may be severely tested in the coming months. No sooner had Du Pont and Conoco exchanged vows than Wall Street was abuzz with speculation about the next multibillion-dollar corporate link. The best bet is a union between Texaco and Cities Service...