Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — The U.S. rail regulator on Tuesday rejected a voting trust structure that would have allowed Canadian National Railway (CN) to proceed with its US$29 billion proposed acquisition of U.S. peer Kansas City Southern. The decision was a blow to the deal that would create the first direct railway linking Canada, the U.S. and […] Read more
U.S. regulator rejects CN’s voting trust to buy Kansas City Southern
CP rips CN's play as 'illusory and not achievable'
CN challenges CP with Kansas City Southern bid
KCS shareholder warns U.S. regulator 'doesn't like overlap'
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — Canadian National Railway said on Tuesday it had offered to buy Kansas City Southern railroad for about US$33.7 billion, sending shares of the U.S. rail company soaring as investors anticipated a bidding war with Canadian Pacific Railway. CP had agreed a deal to acquire Kansas City Southern for about $25 billion last month […] Read more
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