Bid & Ask

摘要

Chicago Bridge & Iron offered $3 billion for nuclear energy contractor Shaw Groupjn the largest construction acquisition of the year, making a big bet on a nuclear renaissance. Canadian home-improvement retailer RONA spurned a $1.8 billion takeover offer from Lowe's. RONA's stock had a record one-day gain, a sign that investors anticipate a bidding war for the company. Roper Industries will pay $1.4 billion for Sunquest Information Systems, making the health-care software firm its largest acquisition in at least 17 years.