British real estate portal Rightmove has today rejected a sweetened $8.1 billion takeover proposal from Australian property listing firm REA Group, saying the increased bid was still "unattractive".

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Rightmove rejects takeover proposal from Australia's REA

Rightmove bosses said the deal 'continues to be unattractive' and 'undervalues the company' - as earlier efforts by Murdoch to acquire the UK's leading property portal also failed

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Rightmove rejects 'unattractive' £6.1billion takeover from Rupert Murdoch firm

British real estate portal Rightmove on Wednesday rejected a sweetened $8.1 billion takeover proposal from Australian property listing firm REA Group.

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Britain's Rightmove rejects $8.1 bln sweetened bid from Australia's REA Group

The Australian suitor, which is majority-owned by the tycoon’s News Corp group, tabled its third approach on Monday

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Rightmove rejects £6.1billion takeover move by Rupert Murdoch’s REA

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The Australian suitor, which is majority-owned by the tycoon’s News Corp group, tabled its third approach on Monday.

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Rightmove rejects £6.1bn takeover move by Rupert Murdoch’s REA

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Rightmove, the U.K.’s largest property listings website, has rejected REA Group’s most recent takeover offer

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Rightmove rejects REA Group’s third offer valued at $8.1 billion

10:27 The company behind British real estate site Rightmove also rejected an increased bid of the equivalent of 7.3 billion euros from media magnate Rupert Murdoch.

10:27 Het bedrijf achter de Britse vastgoedsite Rightmove wijst ook een verhoogd bod van omgerekend 7,3 miljard euro van de mediamagnaat Rupert Murdoch van de hand.

Mediamagnaat Rupert Murdoch grijpt derde keer naast vastgoedsite Rightmove

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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch misses out on property site Rightmove for third time

Pressure is increasing on the Murdoch-owned REA’s $11 billion-plus foray, with just five days left to get a deal across the line.

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UK property site Rightmove knocks back REA again

British property website Rightmove said Wednesday it had rejected a third "unsolicited" proposal, worth £6.1 billion (US$8.2 billion), from REA Group, the Australian peer majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire. The first takeover proposal was priced at £5.6 billion.

Rightmove rejects takeover proposal from Australia's REA

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