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Inside BHP’s failed tilt for Anglo – and what comes next
The post-mortems are under way, but two things are already clear: the tight time frame was never going to be enough, and BHP’s inability to win over Anglo shareholders eventually killed the deal.
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On the morning after the night before at BHP headquarters, the prevailing mood is disappointment mixed with pride.
While the mining giant has been forced to abandon its $75 billion bid for Anglo American, the view inside the BHP camp is that chief executive Mike Henry and his deal team kept their discipline.
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