Informa Ends Talks with Springer Informa announced late Friday that it had rejected the final takeover offer from Springer Science and Business Media of about $5.2 billion, saying it “significantly undervalues Informa and its future prospects” — even though the bid was almost 20 percent higher than Informa’s current share price. Bloomberg Favored Littell Wins Goncourt As expected, Jonathan Littell won France’s Prix Goncourt (by a 7 to 3 vote) — “the jury then retreated inside, as it does each year, to consume a seven-course meal.” The prize comes with a ten-euro cash award. Bloomberg Oprah Still Loves YOU As […]
