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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...current at his Dallas headquarters, Allis-Chalmers had long been targeted as "Company X." Ling liked the way Allis-Chalmers products were "tied to the growth of the economy." The company also has a classic vulnerability to takeover attempts: its officers and directors hold less than 4% of its stock, which is a very small base from which to try to fight an attractive tender offer. Ling himself was in Milwaukee for a quiet look-see in July, and two weeks ago he moved in again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Teaching Ling a Thing | 8/25/1967 | See Source »

...suite at the downtown Pfister Hotel than Ling began his performance. Instead of the Big Man from Big D, Jim Ling played the visiting Rotarian. In a telegram to Allis-Chalmers' board, he offered to pay roughly $45 a share for 51% of the company's common stock-then trading at about $35 -if the board would give its O.K. Such politeness hardly suggested a Texas raider, and Ling himself soon ventured out to win the heart and mind of Milwaukee. He phoned Allis-Chalmers directors, then took Roscoe G. Haynie, formerly president of Wilson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Teaching Ling a Thing | 8/25/1967 | See Source »

...with a blunt rejection of the L-T-V offer, announced that "shareholders will be far better served" by a possible merger in the works with General Dynamics. Ling, back in Dallas by now, was unfazed. He merely uncorked "Plan B"-a new offer to buy all of the stock for a mix of cash plus two classes of L-T-V shares worth, by LTV's estimate, around $55 per share of Allis-Chalmers' common. Moreover, he promised Stevenson and six other directors spots on LTV's board, said that Allis-Chalmers could retain "existing management...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Teaching Ling a Thing | 8/25/1967 | See Source »

...figured, was boxed in and liable to all sorts of stockholder suits if it held out. Thumbs Down. Once again the Allis-Chalmers board retired to consider the offer. And once again it emerged with thumbs down. Stevenson cited doubts about the "realizable value" of the stock that L-T-V was offering, pointed again to the talks with his so far silent ally, General Dynamics. This time Allis-Chalmers had more vocal support. Obviously pulling for the home team was Thomas F. Nelson, the Wisconsin State securities division director. On the grounds that L-T-V had not registered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Teaching Ling a Thing | 8/25/1967 | See Source »

...Rite-Kit would die." So how about Christmas? It should survive eternally. Katz therefore took his earnings from Rite-Kit, set up Paper-craft. He was willing to innovate; among other things, he helped pioneer the change from flat-folded Christmas wrappings to those sold by the roll. His stock in trade is the traditional design -Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, Donner, Blitzen, etc. This has helped him to become the main supplier of Christmas wrapping paper to tradition-minded giants like Sears, Roebuck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: It's a Merry Christmas When The Output Is Torn to Shreds | 8/25/1967 | See Source »

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