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Article: Patrick makes $2b bid for Virgin Blue - Attack from within hits embattled discount airline.(Patrick Corp. to acquire Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 30, 2005 ;     202 words ......launched a takeover bid for Virgin Blue. Patrick is offering $A1.90...A1.80 on 27 January 2005. Virgin Blue shares closed at $A2.08 on...Patrick owns 45.4 per cent of Virgin Blue, and some analysts suggest...will pursue full ownership of Virgin Blue. Publication Date: ...

Article: Patrick flies low for rest of Virgin Blue.(Virgin Blue Airlines, Patrick Corp.)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 30, 2005 ;     204 words ......launched a takeover bid for Virgin Blue. Patrick is offering $A1.90...A1.80 on 27 January 2005. Virgin Blue shares closed at $A2.08 on...Patrick owns 45.4 per cent of Virgin Blue, and some analysts suggest...will pursue full ownership of Virgin Blue. Publication Date: ...

Article: Patrick bids for more of Virgin.(Patrick Corp.)(Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 30, 2005 ;     203 words ......launched a takeover bid for Virgin Blue. Patrick is offering $A1.90...A1.80 on 27 January 2005. Virgin Blue shares closed at $A2.08 on...Patrick owns 45.4 per cent of Virgin Blue, and some analysts suggest...will pursue full ownership of Virgin Blue. Publication Date: ...

Article: Patrick swoops on Virgin.(Patrick Corp. to acquire Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 30, 2005 ;     202 words ......launched a takeover bid for Virgin Blue. Patrick is offering $A1.90...A1.80 on 27 January 2005. Virgin Blue shares closed at $A2.08 on...Patrick owns 45.4 per cent of Virgin Blue, and some analysts suggest...will pursue full ownership of Virgin Blue. Publication Date: ...

Article: Virgin plans to get serious.(Patrick Corp.'s acqusition of Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  February 6, 2005 ;     223 words ......increase its takeover offer for Virgin Blue. Patrick is offering $A1.90...for the budget airline, but Virgin Blue had argued that it should...price. This is because Virgin Group recently paid up to $A2.06...share to increase its stake in Virgin Blue. The Australian ...

Article: Virgin bid ruled in.(Australian Securities & Investments Commission ruled Patrick Corp. not to increase takeover bid for Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  February 6, 2005 ;     224 words ......increase its takeover offer for Virgin Blue. Patrick is offering $A1.90...for the budget airline, but Virgin Blue had argued that it should...price. This is because Virgin Group recently paid up to $A2.06...share to increase its stake in Virgin Blue. The Australian ...

Article: Virgin's profit warning takes its toll on Patrick Corp.(Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  March 24, 2005 ;     235 words ......could be dragged down by a lacklustre Virgin Blue. On 22 March 2005, Virgin Blue published a profit warning and shares...to $A6. Patrick has recently pursued Virgin Blue and now has a 51.6 stake in the budget...analysts have now issued downgrades for Virgin Blue. The ...

Article: Virgin Blue puts on full throttle.
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 17, 2003 ;     217 words ......Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian-based Virgin Blue has announced fleet expansion plans, with an order of up to 50 Boeing 737 jets. Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey said that the new aircraft...international flights, scheduled to begin in late 2003. Virgin Blue is expected to ...

Article: Offer for Virgin Blue grounded.(Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 30, 2005 ;     171 words ......The Daily Telegraph - ABIX via COMTEX) Virgin Group has rejected a takeover for Australian airline, Virgin Blue. Australian port operator, Patrick Corporation, owns 45.95 per cent of Virgin Blue Holdings. It made an unexpected offer of $A1.90 a share for the remainder of ...

Article: Corrigan's high-flying plans for Virgin Blue.(Patrick Corp. acquires 62 per cent shares of Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  April 4, 2005 ;     213 words ......Corporation has secured about 62 per cent of Virgin Blue, following the 1 April 2005 closure of...to have boardroom control. The UK-based Virgin Group owns 25.5 per cent of Virgin Blue, while the balance is held by Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey and minor shareholders. ...

Article: Fuel woes threaten Virgin Blue profit crash.(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  March 23, 2005 ;     193 words ......On 22 March 2005, discount Australian airline, Virgin Blue, announced a profit warning. The company claims...speculation the announcement could prompt more Virgin Blue shareholders to accept Patrick Corporation's...bidder could potentially secure more shares in Virgin Blue than it ...

Article: Patrick seizes control of Virgin Blue.(Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  March 20, 2005 ;     198 words ......Corporation, has gained control of the budget airline, Virgin Blue. Patrick has acquired 50.26 of the airline and...takeover is likely to mean management changes at Virgin Blue. It is not clear if Sir Richard Branson will sell his 25.5 shareholding in Virgin Blue. The airline ...

Article: Sniff the opportunity in this nosedive.(takeover bid for the Virgin Blue)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 30, 2005 ;     211 words ......takeover bid for the budget Australian airline, Virgin Blue. Chris Corrigan, of Patrick Corporation, has offered to buy the stake in Virgin Blue that Patrick does not already own. Corrigan...takeover bid. Corrigan is also the chairman of Virgin Blue. Corrigan is a man who likes ...

Article: Virgin's $89m warning light.(Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;  March 23, 2005 ;     203 words ......On 22 March 2005, discount Australian airline, Virgin Blue, announced a profit warning. The company claims...speculation the announcement could prompt more Virgin Blue shareholders to accept Patrick Corporation's...bidder could potentially secure more shares in Virgin Blue than it ...