For the first time, however, Allegis said it would "feel obligated to consider" an all-cash offer.

Loctite's board accepted the all-cash offer, worth $1.3 billion, on Thursday.

She had found a ready, willing and able buyer with an all-cash offer that promised a quick, painless closing.

In the Texas package, it accepted only all-cash offers.

Handelsbanken, Scandinavia's largest bank, last week made an all-cash offer for the mortgage company.

The company said its plan did not preclude an all-cash offer to buy all of it 9.9 million outstanding shares.

The all-cash offer was not especially welcome at Sterling.

The current all-cash offer values the company at 1.10 euros, or $1.02, a share.

And, the two bids are not all-cash offers, but a combination of cash and stock.

Cnooc is offering $67 a share, in an all-cash offer.