Amec rises after £1.5bn US offer is rejected
14th Nov 2006, 01:19 GMT
Hopes of a bidding war sent shares in Amec to a four-year high yesterday as it emerged that the construction group rebuffed a £1.5bn offer from two US private equity firms last week.
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