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20/4/2007, 07:10 – 10:55
Boots signLeft subheadline: Boots backs £10.6bn takeover
The board of Alliance Boots backs a £10.6bn takeover bid which would take the firm into private ownership.
20/4/2007, 10:55 – 15:15
Person holding Boots bag walking past Alliance UniChem vanMain headline: Bidding war breaks out for Boots
A bidding war breaks out for Alliance Boots after a rival consortium puts in a £10.8bn offer for the firm.
20/4/2007, 15:15 – 19:30
Person holding Boots bag walking past Alliance UniChem vanLeft subheadline: Bidding war breaks out for Boots
A bidding war breaks out for Alliance Boots after a rival consortium proposes a £10.8bn offer for the firm.
20/4/2007, 19:30 – 21/4/2007, 00:20
2nd other top story: Bidding war breaks out for Boots
21/4/2007, 00:20 – 01:20
1st other top story: Bidding war breaks out for Boots
21/4/2007, 01:20 – 01:30
2nd other top story: Bidding war breaks out for Boots
21/4/2007, 01:30 – 01:35
3rd other top story: Bidding war breaks out for Boots