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Baseball Card Maker Topps Approves $385 Mil Eisner Takeover

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First Posted: 09-20-07 04:16 PM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:45 AM

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Former Disney boss Michael Eisner yesterday won his months long battle to take control of iconic baseball card maker Topps after a majority of shareholders approved the $385 million takeover.

Eisner's Tornante Co. and private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners stuck to their $9.75 per share price for Topps through months of pressure from two big shareholders and a competing offer from rival Upper Deck.

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- dadw5boys I'm a Fan of dadw5boys 282 fans permalink
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Who buys baseball cards with the price of everything shooting thru the roof?
Hope they have another product.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:32 PM on 09/20/2007
- PerryClease I'm a Fan of PerryClease 6 fans permalink

Sounds like he hit a homer

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:52 PM on 09/20/2007
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