pounds 377m bid lifts AAH shares

The Independent - London;  February 28, 1995 ;     418 words ......wholesaling, and retailing company by Gehe of Germany. AAH, which runs with the corporate...management is at the forefront of Gehe's reasoning why AAH's shareholders, who until yesterday...John Padovan, chairman of AAH, countered Gehe's attack on management's ability...

Gehe prepares new offer for Lloyds Chemists

The Independent - London;  August 23, 1996 ;     336 words ......warehouses we had to sell." Gehe also reported its interim figures...reflected the full consolidation of AAH, the British pharmaceutical...comparable period. Last week, Gehe reported that operating profits at AAH had soared by 48 per cent to...up 2 per cent to pounds 874m. Gehe said that ...

Gehe close to victory

The Independent - London;  May 1, 1995 ;     37 words ...Gehe is scenting victory in its pounds 400m bid for AAH, the UK's largest pharmaceutical wholesaler, ahead of tomorrow's 1 pm final deadline. The German group now holds 29.9 per cent of AAH shares since raising its offer to 445p on 12 April.

City: An overdose at the chemists? Richard Rivlin explains why Gehe and...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  November 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ......captured the minds and wallets of UniChem and Gehe, two of Europe's leading pharmaceutical...shares offer before the sober men from Gehe's Stuttgart headquarters launched a pounds...had been cleared, reaching a peak with Gehe's offer of pounds 650.6m in cash last week...

Gehe re-enters battle for Lloyds

The Independent - London;  August 10, 1996 ;     397 words ......Chemists took a new twist yesterday when Gehe, the German pharmaceutical giant that originally...taking it over - albeit at a lower price. Gehe cited the profits warning by Lloyds last...Karl-Gerhard Eick, chief financial officer at Gehe, said yesterday: "The question at this...

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Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      28 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 aah () vi. to exclaim with surprise, delight, etc. {they oohed and aahed at the baby} Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Gehe to sell Holland & Barrett

The Independent - London;  March 25, 1997 ;     115 words ...Gehe, the German drugs distributor which earlier this year took over...health food chain in five to six weeks. At the time of the bid, Gehe had been undecided about whether to keep the business, but Dieter...had been plenty of interest, mainly from UK groups, he said. Gehe also said it was contemplating the ...

Germans win battle for AAH

The Independent - London;  May 3, 1995 ;     251 words ......pharmaceuticals group GEHE yesterday emerged...battle for control of AAH, Britain's leading...offer. As a result, GEHE ended up with acceptances...35.13 per cent of AAH's shares. With the...of the offer. The AAH board said it would...shareholders once the GEHE UK directors had met...

Police check pounds 3m AAH `sting'

The Independent - London;  February 4, 1995 ;     346 words ......investigating an alleged pounds 3m "sting" on AAH, the pharmaceutical distribution company...accounts had been opened under the name of AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited, the otherwise legitimate...security cameras. John Padovan, chairman of AAH - who also yesterday surprised the City...

Lloyds Chemists cancels backing for Gehe offer

The Independent - London;  February 20, 1996 ;     404 words ......subject of a bid battle between Unichem and Gehe of Germany, withdrew its recommendation of Gehe's offer yesterday. The decision follows Unichem...the company last Friday. Unichem has trumped Gehe's cash offer by 5 per cent with its cash and...

M&S team cleans up at Gehe

The Scotsman;  February 24, 1998 ;     331 words ......from the German pharmaceuticals giant, Gehe, and merged them to create what is believed...The sales are the latest in a series by Gehe in line with conditions set out by the...The German company's British subsidiary, AAH, paid GBP 685 million in cash for Lloyds...750,000 to buy the three companies from ...

AAH clarifies defence

The Independent - London;  April 25, 1995 ;     127 words ......The Panel has forced AAH to admit it had no hard evidence that Gehe would continue to...after a failed bid. AAH had suggested to shareholders that Gehe would then seek to...value of your shares." Gehe now owns or has acceptances...for 28 per cent of AAH. The final deadline...

Gehe sales up but static profits in store.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  April 17, 1999 ;     221 words ...Europe's biggest drug wholesaler, Gehe, has predicted profits for the current...cent. His comments came just days after Gehe turned in record year-end profits of almost...fluctuations and a spin-off of its British units. Gehe has sold a string of peripheral Lloyds...

Lloyds victory puts Gehe ahead of Boots

The Independent - London;  January 14, 1997 ;     251 words ......would not increase its own offer. The announcement allowed Gehe to swoop on over 57 per cent of Lloyds' shares, taking its...pounds 3m selling its near 10 per cent stake in Lloyds to Gehe yesterday, saw its shares jump 13.5p to 269.5p on relief...new bid, which has been recommended by the Lloyds board. ...

Gehe set to renew bid for Lloyds Chemists

The Independent - London;  August 15, 1996 ;     413 words ...Gehe, the German pharmaceutical wholesaler, yesterday gave the...wholesale depots. Speaking in London yesterday, Karl-Gerhard Eick, Gehe's finance director, said: "We are trying to fulfil the remedies...It is not only in our hands, but also those of the OFT." Gehe must satisfy the Office of Fair Trading ...