by Jeff Smith
Topic Globalized; if you think about it, it belongs just as much in CP as it does in NS.
I've heard NS' reaction has been lukewarm to hostile. Here's hostile: Reuters
I've heard NS' reaction has been lukewarm to hostile. Here's hostile: Reuters
Norfolk Southern hostile to Canadian Pacific's $28.4 billion bid
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U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC.N) all but rejected a $28.4 billion acquisition offer by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) on Tuesday, calling it "low-premium" and warning it would face significant regulatory hurdles.
While Norfolk Southern said it would carefully evaluate the offer, its sour response represents a setback to Canadian Pacific as well as its largest shareholder, William Ackman's activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP.
Ackman, a big advocate of consolidation in the North American railway sector, recruited Hunter Harrison, who had previously been chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co (CNR.TO), as CEO of Canadian Pacific in 2012.
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