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Temasek denies breaching Thai laws in Shin Corp takeover
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:49:00 GMT

Temasek Holdings says it is cooperating fully with the investigation by Thailand's Commerce Ministry over its acquisition of Shin Corp earlier this year. In an email reply to Channel NewsAsia, the investment firm stressed that it had complied with all

Bell Globemedia Completes Takeover Bid for CHUM Limited
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:46:00 GMT

TORONTO, Sep. 12, 2006 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) -- - Deadline For BGM Offer Expired - Bell Globemedia Inc. ('BGM') and CHUM Limited ('CHUM') announced today that approximately 8,200 additional common shares ('Common Shares') and

Australia's Vision Systems in talks with Cytyc Corp
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:31:00 GMT

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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:31:00 GMT

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AT&T to buy USinternetworking in $300 million deal
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:29:00 GMT

Posted on Tue, Sep. 12, 2006 email this print this AT&T to buy USinternetworking in $300 million deal WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- AT&T Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire privately held USinternetworking Inc., a provider of specialized software

Karunakaran's party divided on merger plan
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:12:00 GMT

Thiruvananthapuram: The one-year-old Democratic Indira Congress-Karunakaran (DIC-K) yesterday teetered on the brink of collapse with its leaders taking divergent stands over its move to merge with the Nationalist Congress Party led by Union Minister

EU shakes up bank takeover rules
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:12:00 GMT

Europe's central banks and national banking authorities will lose "abused" powers to block takeovers, under new European commission proposals. European internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has unveiled new tougher EU rules to ease cross-border

News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) to Buy Controlling Interest in VeriSign's (VRSN) Jamba Subsidiary
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:58:00 GMT

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SKF aims to expand after acquisitions
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:50:00 GMT

BEIJING, Sept. 13 -- SKF Group, the world's biggest bearing and seal maker, is aiming to expand in China after completing a series of international acquisitions over the past six months. The Swedish company yesterday announced it would add three

Zapatero and Merkel seek power merger solution
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:42:00 GMT

President Zapatero is in Germany today for the 20th German-Spanish summit, and the first with new chancillor, Angela Merkel. High on the agenda will be the stalled €27 billion acquisition of Spanish energy supplier, Endesa, by the German giant

Ideal share deal for first-time buyers
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:27:00 GMT

Kerri East, 22, and her sister Jodi, 19, wanted a place of their own but couldn't afford it in the booming Midlands location of Milton Keynes. Their story is not unusual. The average age of first-time buyers in Britain is now around 34, says the Royal

Merger will form new mutual giant
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:27:00 GMT

Wed 13 Sep 2006 Portman chief executive Philip Williamson, left, and his Nationwide counterpart, Robert Sharpe, celebrate the merger. Picture: PA Printer friendly Send to friend Comments (0) Merger will form new mutual giant ROSEMARY GALLAGHER PERSONAL

RBI okays merger of UWB with IDBI
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:26:00 GMT

RBI okays merger of UWB with IDBI Mumbai, Sept 12: In a race with 16 other players, IDBI Ltd has won the initial round for amalgamating the ailing United Western Bank with itself as the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday came out with a draft scheme to

Nationwide expects Portman merger to cut costs
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:19:00 GMT

Nationwide, Britain's largest building society, is taking over its smaller rival Portman in the biggest tie-up between two building societies. The deal is expected to lead to job cuts and branch closures.Philip Williamson, the Nationwide chief executive,

Alinta Shares Rise as Babcock & Brown Stake Spurs Takeover Speculation
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:01:00 GMT

Alinta Shares Rise After Babcock & Brown Increases Stake By Angela Macdonald-Smith Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Shares in Alinta Ltd., Western Australia's biggest natural gas retailer, rose for the first time in five days after Babcock & Brown Ltd. increased

Mackenzie to merge Universal Future Funds, expand U.S. mandate and reduce technology presence
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:56:00 GMT

48.20 0.80 1.69% Mackenzie to merge Universal Future Funds, expand U.S. mandate and reduce technology presence Broader mandate gives investors exposure to top North American companies in a variety of sectors TORONTO, Sept. 12 /CNW/ - Mackenzie

Bell Globemedia Completes Takeover Bid for CHUM Limited
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:55:00 GMT

Chum Ltd 51.81 UNCH 0.0% 47.05 UNCH 0.0% Bell Globemedia Completes Takeover Bid for CHUM Limited - Deadline For BGM Offer Expired - TORONTO, Sept. 12 /CNW/ - Bell Globemedia Inc. ('BGM') and CHUM Limited ('CHUM') announced today that approximately

Libration staff in revolt against takeover by financier Rothschild
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:53:00 GMT

The future of the respected centre-left French newspaper Libration is being clouded by renewed financial worries and the acrimonious resignation of its most celebrated journalist. Florence Aubenas, 45, who survived five months as a hostage in a cellar

Merger with DIC(K): Pawar has only Left to worry about
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:47:00 GMT

Merger with DIC(K): Pawar has only Left to worry about By IE Wednesday September 13, 04:48 AM With Sharad Pawar giving the green signal, the entry of former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran and the remnants of his DIC(K) party into the ist Congress

Discovery Partners International Announces Stockholder Approval of the Infinity Merger
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:46:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Discovery Partners International, Inc. announced today that its stockholders approved the previously announced merger with Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at its special stockholders meeting held today. The

Daewoo Electronics takeover: Videocon may sign MoU by month-end
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:43:00 GMT

Daewoo Electronics takeover: Videocon may sign MoU by month-end Our Bureau Deal likely to be wrapped up by the year-end Preferred bidder Videocon has only signed a non-disclosure agreement so far.It will be Videocon's third major acquisition in the last

Mirae Asset merger to create heavyweight
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:41:00 GMT

Mirae Asset Group said yesterday it will merge two of its asset management units in a move that will create a new industry heavyweight worth 18.3 trillion won in assets under management. The union of Mirae Asset Investment Management Co. and Mirae Asset

Irish Nationwide to merge with rival
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:29:00 GMT

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Peach agrees 404m takeover
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:25:00 GMT

Peach Holdings has agreed to be taken private less than six months after the Florida-based speciality finance provider listed its shares on the Alternative Investment Market. The company, chaired by Dermot Smurfit, a scion of the Irish packaging empire,

Nationwide and Portman merge into 150bn giant
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:24:00 GMT

The UK's largest building society, Nationwide, unveiled proposals to acquire its rival Portman for some 500m yesterday, consolidating its position as the UK's largest mutual organisation and propelling it past Abbey National to become the country's

RBI approves UWB merger with IDBI
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:22:00 GMT

RBI approves UWB merger with IDBI Created on :09/12/2006 7:33:56 PM (NORMAL ) New Delhi, Sept 12 (UNI) The Reserve Bank of India today approved the draft merger of the troubled United Western Bank with the Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd, which

RBI says IDBI to buy United Western Bank
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:01:00 GMT

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's state-run IDBI Ltd. will buy United Western Bank in a deal worth 1.5 billion rupees, the Reserve Bank of India said on Tuesday, winning a 17-strong race to take control of the troubled lender. IDBI would pay 28 rupees cash for

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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:54:00 GMT

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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:54:00 GMT

9/12/2006 7:09:52 PM Tuesday, Scientific Technologies Inc. (STIZ) announced the completion of merger with a subsidiary of Japan-based Omron Corp. The company's shareholders will receive $10.67 per share in cash and company will cease to become a publicly

ATC and Onlane Complete Merger
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:54:00 GMT

ATC and Onlane Complete Merger Sep 12, 2006 Melno Park, Calif.-AutoTradeCenter and Onlane recently announced the completion of their merger following the approvals by both companies' stockholders. The company will now be called ATC-Onlane, according to

 

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