EDF bid for British Energy in tatters

EDF said on the 1 August 2008 that it still intended to become the leading player in the UK’s new generation of nuclear power plants, even though its offer to buy British Energy was embarrassingly rebuffed just hours before a deal was due to be announced.

BBC News, 1.8.08: UK nuclear energy deal collapses http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7536479.stm

British Energy: News, 1.8.08: Update on discussions http://www.british-energy.com/article.php?article=251

France24, 1.8.08: EDF suspends British Energy takeover http://www.france24.com/en/20080801-europe-france-uk-british-energy-hesitate-edf-offer&navi=MONDE

ESO: Background information: EDF could raise nuclear bid http://www.europeansources.info/record/edf-could-raise-nuclear-bid/

BBC News, 4.8.08: Centrica weighs up nuclear move http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7541030.stm

Centrica: Press Release, 4.8.08: Press speculation relating to British Energy http://www.centrica.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=39&newsid=1620

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