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...hospitals have abandoned the use of the word "merger" to describe their joint venture, the Globe reported, reflecting a decision to retain more of their independence and individual identities...
...years since the partial merger of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, RUS has been both a support group and an advocate for the concerns of the "dual citizens" of Harvard and Radcliffe...
...bidding war for control of Grumman, - the military-aircraft manufacturer, looked like a good deal for nearly everyone involved. Two defense giants, Martin Marietta and Northrop, said they were willing to pay some $2 billion to buy the company, based on Long Island, New York. Whichever bidder prevails, a merger would preserve Grumman's expertise in developing electronics to update aging aircraft. It should also preserve defense jobs at the venerable fighter-plane manufacturer, whose tradition dates back to the days of the World War II F6F Hellcat...
...primary Grumman traders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where investors risk pennies a share for the right to purchase 100 shares of stock at a set price in the future, Spinney and Taylor handle about 30 Grumman options contracts daily. Almost a week before the merger plans were announced, however, volume grew to 300 contracts a day. By the Friday before Martin Marietta's announcement, says Taylor, "it was close to 1,200." Because there weren't enough Grumman sellers, Taylor and Spinney pledged, as is common, to buy the needed shares themselves...
...enviable reputation for delivering high-quality care with low operating costs. Last September, in a $4.3 billion deal, he took over the 71 Humana hospitals. Last month, with particular satisfaction, Scott changed the name of his firm to Columbia/HCA Healthcare, having just completed an $8 billion merger with his original, elusive target. In so doing he added HCA's 95 hospitals to Columbia's sprawling, 26-state chain...