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British Energy and EDF: A Fractious Romance?

Posted on August 04, 2008

The British government, wanting to divest itself of its share of British Energy, had many suitors coming by with flowers and blandishments before it finally succumbed to the Boyer-inflected Pepe LePew of energy companies, Electricite de France. However, we now learn that the rain has washed the white stripe from British Energy's back and it just looks like a cat: Reports said the proposed deal - the subject of discussions lasting several months - broke down after two of the UK company's biggest shareholders requested EDF put more money on the table. British Energy is a key part of pl...

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