02.07.2012 - Glencore and Qatar enter $26 bln poker game
Commodities trading giant Glencore and Xstrata are digging in for days or even weeks of brinkmanship to try and save Glencore's $26 billion takeover deal after Qatar's state investment fund interrupted proceedings this week with a last-minute call for better terms. Bankers involved in the transaction have already flown out to the oil-rich Gulf state as the companies roll up their sleeves for what one person familiar with the matter described as a "poker game"...............................................Full Article: Source
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