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Ops, interessante News zur Bear-Stearns-Ãœbernahme durch JP Morgan — der Preis soll deutlich steigen (wusste das jemand im Voraus? Die Aktie wurde die ganze Zeit deutlich über dem ursprünglichen Angebot gehandelt, was diverse Gerüchte und Erklärungen provozierte):

March 24 (Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to quadruple its offer for Bear Stearns Cos. in an effort to overcome opposition from shareholders of the crippled securities firm. Bear Stearns stock almost doubled.

Shareholders of the company, once the biggest underwriter of mortgage bonds in the U.S., will receive 0.21753 JPMorgan shares for each Bear Stearns share they hold, the New York-based banks said today in a statement. That values Bear Stearns at about $2.4 billion, or about $10 a share. Under the terms of the deal the two firms struck on March 16, the takeover price had been $2.52 a share, based on last week’s closing price.

Bear Stearns surged 91 percent to $11.40 at 10:47 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. JPMorgan, led by Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, also struck a deal to acquire 39.5 percent of the company by buying newly issued shares. Bear Stearns directors will vote their own holdings in favor of the sale, the companies said.

Bloomberg.com, JPMorgan Raises Bear Stearns Bid to Woo Shareholders