Corporate Acquisitions

Goldman Sachs perpetrate the largest financial conspiracy ever?

2011-12-22T19:30:23Z

Goldman Sachs (GS) had everything to gain by disrupting the AT&T, T-Mobile merger

As AT&T (NYSE: T) struggled to receive regulatory approval, the highly publicized AT&T, T-Mobile merger fell through. Now that the company h...

Softbank to quit on Myspace in Japan: report

2011-12-22T12:30:25Z

(Reuters) - Softbank Corp will quit its domestic social networking site business after just five years, liquidating a joint venture with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp for the Japanese-language version of Eurocopter, a subsidiary of European aerospace giant EADS, said Wednesday it has sold seven choppers to China as part of a new industrial alliance.

The European firm said the 150-million-euro ($195 million) deal to ship 11-tonne EC225 Super Puma helicopters to Chinese oil company COHC for offshore work w...

Mystery buyer acquires vatican.xxx web address

2011-12-21T14:00:11Z

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Wednesday an unknown buyer had snapped up the internet address vatican.xxx, a domain combining its name with an extension reserved for pornographic content.

"This domain is not available because it ...

France's Thales, Safran in optoelectronics venture

2011-12-20T19:31:23Z

French defence giants Safran and Thales signed Tuesday a joint venture deal in optoelectronics, a key high-tech military technology.

Safran chief executive Jean-Paul Herteman and his Thales counterpart Luc Vigneron signed the deal, sought by the government, in the presence of French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet.

The equally held joint venture will focus on the MALE unmanned drone...

Two Greenhill execs believed killed in plane crash

2011-12-20T14:00:12Z

(Reuters) - Two managing directors of Greenhill & Co Inc were believed to be among five people killed in a crash of a private plane on a busy New Jersey highway on Tuesday, the boutique investment bank said.

Jeffrey Buckalew, 45, head of Greenhill's North American advisory activities, was believed to have been on th...

Deutsche Boerse, NYSE offer to cap derivatives fees for 3 years

2011-12-20T09:30:22Z

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have offered to cap fees on trading in their European derivatives contracts for three years in a last-ditch effort to get their $9 ...

Google, KKR to invest in California solar projects

2011-12-20T03:30:11Z

(Reuters) - Google Inc and KKR & Co have agreed to acquire solar photovoltaic projects in California from Recurrent Energy.

The portfolio of projects is financed with a combination of debt and equity, the companies said in a statement.

Recurrent Energy is a U.S. subsidiary of <...

Eldorado to buy European Goldfields for $2.4 billion

2011-12-18T20:00:15Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - European Goldfields Ltd said on Sunday that it had agreed to be bought by Eldorado Gold Corp for about C$2.5 billion ($2.4 billion).

The deal represents a 48.4 percent premium based on both co...

Martin Marietta's offer is "bad deal": Vulcan

2011-12-17T11:30:13Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Martin Marietta Materials Inc's $4.8 billion takeover offer of Vulcan Materials Co is a "bad deal" and an attempt to buy a larger rival ...

Junior miner powers higher on gold property agreement

2011-12-16T19:30:11Z

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Alexza to explore strategic options

2011-12-16T18:30:06Z

(Reuters) - Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc said it will explore options including sale of assets, strategic business combination, or partnerships.

The company has also given a 60-day notice of layoffs to all its employees to conserve cash to support operations.

Alexza expects to significantly reduce its w...

Cablevision down 15 percent as executive quits

2011-12-16T08:00:28Z

(Reuters) - Shares of Cablevision Systems Corp fell more than 15 percent in early trading on Friday as investors sold off on uncertainty surrounding the sudden departure of the New York cable operator's well-regarded chief operating officer.

Cablevision announced the sudden resignation of

SEC probe casts shadow on Diamond-Pringles deal

2011-12-15T12:00:25Z

(Reuters) - Diamond Foods Inc said the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a probe into its accounting of payments to walnut growers, raising concerns of further delays to its deal to acqu...

Energy regulators stall Duke-Progress merger

2011-12-15T06:00:23Z

(Reuters) - Duke Energy's proposed purchase of Progress Energy was put on hold, after U.S. energy regulators rejected a proposal by the power companies that sought to mitigate market-power concerns.

The

China Gas says takeover bid fails to reflect value

2011-12-15T04:30:32Z

China Gas Holdings Ltd. has described a joint takeover bid from state-run China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) and ENN Energy Holdings Ltd as unsolicited and...

Lam Research to buy Novellus Systems for $3.3 billion

2011-12-14T18:00:09Z

(Reuters) - Lam Research Corp , a supplier of wafer fabrication equipment, agreed to buy smaller rival Novellus Systems Inc for $3.3 billion in stock as it looks to gain cutting-edge technology and become more efficient.

The deal is the...

Sanchez, Gazit-Globe fail to impress on debut

2011-12-14T15:00:08Z

(Reuters) - Gazit-Globe and Sanchez Energy opened to a muted response on their trading debut, as companies without the dotcom tag find little favor with investors.

IPOs of internet companies such as Groupon Inc, Angie's List Inc and Reuters) - AT&T Inc has another month to decide whether it wants to continue to pursue its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA after a U.S. Judge agreed to delay the court battle over the deal until January 18.

AT&T had originally been due in court on Thursday in the ca...

Martin Marietta makes $4.8 billion bid for Vulcan

2011-12-12T15:30:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martin Marietta Materials Inc launched a hostile $4.8 billion all-stock offer to buy larger rival Vulcan Materials Co in a bid to build the world's largest producer ...

Adtran to buy NSN broadband access unit

2011-12-12T11:00:09Z

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling telecom network equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed to sell its fixed-line Broadband Access business unit to U.S. firm Adtran as part of a revamp of its operations.

The sale is one of the first dive...

Martin Marietta makes $5 billion bid for Vulcan

2011-12-12T10:00:06Z

(Reuters) - Construction aggregates maker Martin Marietta Materials Inc made an unsolicited $5 billion offer to buy larger rival Vulcan Materials Co in stock, in a bid to create the global leader in ...

Lehman preparing bid for Archstone stake: report

2011-12-10T10:30:13Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The bankruptcy estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is preparing to make a $1.33 billion bid for part of apartment owner Archstone that it does not already hold, according to a report in the

DealTalk: Defenses down, U.S. firms vulnerable to hostile bids

2011-12-09T07:30:28Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Takeover defense measures such as poison pills and staggered boards are at their lowest levels in more than a decade, making U.S. companies more vulnerable at a time when hostile bids are expected to rise.

The number of staggered or classified boards among S&P 500 companies -- where only a handful of directors...

Italy Fiat

2010-11-26T08:01:51Z

FILE - This March 2000 file photo shows an aerial view of the Fiat Mirafiori factory in Turin, northern Italy. Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is proposing a joint venture with Chrysler LLC at Turin's Mirafiori auto plant. The joint ventu...

Travel Gifts for Travelers

2010-11-23T12:02:00Z

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Johnson and Johnson Crucell

2010-09-17T02:45:17Z

FILE - Johnson & Johnson (J&J) corporate headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J. are shown in this July 19, 2002 file photo. In a joint statement, the companies said Friday Sept. 17, 2010 Johnson & Johnson is in advanced talks to acquire Dutch biotech firm Crucell NV in a deal that would boost the American health care product maker's vaccin...

Deere Wind Energy

2010-08-31T07:45:20Z

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2008 file photograph, a John Deere logo is seen on a tractor at Harvest Equipment in Montpelier, Vt. Deere & Co. will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon Corp. for $900 million, the company said Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, potentially signaling an active merger and acquisitio...

3M Cogent Acquisition

2010-08-30T06:45:28Z

FILE - In this file photo made Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, the 3M Co. logo is seen on some of their products in Philadelphia. Technology company 3M Co. said Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, it has agreed to acquire Cogent Inc. in a deal worth about $933 million. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)