BvDEP Zephyr Editorial News en-us Copyright (c) 2012 - Bureau van Dijk Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:39:01 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11426&product=zephyrneo British shipbroker ACM Shipping Group today declared it has been approached by RS Platou, a Norwegian sector company and investment bank, regarding a potential takeover bid.... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:05:22 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11425&product=zephyrneo US manufacturer Eastman Chemical today announced it is to acquire Solutia, a producer of performance materials and speciality chemicals based in St Louis, in a deal priced at roughly USD 4.70 billion.... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:20:55 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11424&product=zephyrneo Californian biotech group Amgen is to purchase Micromet, a smaller listed sector company based in Maryland, in a move which will augment its oncology work. ... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:54:02 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11423&product=zephyrneo New York-based House Party, an online network for finding and hosting brand-sponsored parties, has scored USD 5.30 million in a Series C round of funding. ... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:49 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11422&product=zephyrneo South African bank Investec has today announced a deal to acquire Neontar, parent company of Irish broker and wealth management business NCB, for around GBP 32.00 million. ... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:59:53 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11421&product=zephyrneo London Stock Exchange-listed IT services provider Nexus Management is considering selling its data security business Resilience Technology Corporation, as part of its strategy of increasing value for shareholders. ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:36:25 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11420&product=zephyrneo Copper Bay, a British mining concern with a particular interest in Chile, today announced it is to complete an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to GBP 10.00 million for its project in the northern Atacama region.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:01:04 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11419&product=zephyrneo Catalan budget airline Spanair could receive investment from a new shareholder before March, company president Ferran Soriano said in a Catalunya Radio broadcast which was picked up by tourism news website Preferente.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:40:46 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11418&product=zephyrneo Banking major HSBC has kicked off an auction for its retail banking division in Japan in the hope of finding a buyer for the business, Bloomberg reported, citing three people with knowledge of the situation.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:31:30 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11417&product=zephyrneo US bank holding company Old National Bancorp (ONB) has agreed to purchase Indiana Community Bancorp (INCB) in a USD 79.20 million all-stock transaction aimed at propelling the group to become Indiana’s number one lender.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:22:39 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11416&product=zephyrneo California’s Better Place, which develops recharging points for electric vehicles, is planning to go for an initial public offering (IPO) within the next couple of years, founder and chief executive Shai Agassi told Bloomberg.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:18:02 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11415&product=zephyrneo Diversified industrial company United Technologies (UTC) may be close to declaring asset disposal plans, Reuters reported, citing group chief financial officer (CFO) Greg Hayes.... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:50:37 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11414&product=zephyrneo Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has made a USD 5.70 billion cash offer to take over gene sequencing business Illumina, sending the Californian company’s shares rocketing.... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:14:33 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11413&product=zephyrneo Commercial property broker Colliers International UK, which specialises in the hospitality market, announced that it has been approached by Canadian real estate services company FirstService regarding a potential takeover offer.... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:10:41 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11412&product=zephyrneo Listed British brand extension company Quindell Portfolio declared it is to acquire Silverbeck Rymer, a Liverpool-based law firm specialising in personal injury, in what will be the first instance of a public enterprise buying a legal services business under the so-called ‘Tesco Law’.... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:27:38 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11411&product=zephyrneo Italian construction company Salini Costruttori is weighing up a takeover offer for listed sector group Impregilo, an anonymous individual with knowledge of the situation has told Reuters.... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:09:03 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11410&product=zephyrneo Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay has bought sister company Lord & Taylor Holdings, a New York-based department store, investing USD 427.00 million in the process. ... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:54:15 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11409&product=zephyrneo Israel’s Powermat Technologies, the developer of a technology that senses when a device is fully charged, is in the process of raising USD 30.00 million, according to Haaretz, although Globes puts the figure at up to USD 40.00 million.... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:59:24 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11408&product=zephyrneo Canadian natural resources concern Pan American Silver announced it is to acquire Minefinders, a Vancouver-based sector company with a mine in northern Mexico, for around CAD 1.50 billion (USD 1.48 billion).... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:55:31 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11407&product=zephyrneo TSX-listed Canadian oil and gas explorer Ithaca Energy has received an offer to acquire all its shares from an unnamed buyer.... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:19:56 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11406&product=zephyrneo Unlisted conglomerate Beny Steinmetz Group (BSG) is planning to list the largest diamond mine in Sierra Leone for up to USD 600.00 million, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday.... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:12:09 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11405&product=zephyrneo Morgan Stanley is on the verge of offloading its Quilter wealth management business to private equity firm Bridgepoint, according to sources cited in the press.... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:33:17 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11404&product=zephyrneo Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, a platform company formed by Moelis Capital and Hawthorne Corporation, has acquired aircraft charter business ExcelAire for an undisclosed amount.... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:54:24 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11403&product=zephyrneo Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu today declared it is in preliminary talks with German industrial group ThyssenKrupp regarding strategic options.... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:13:22 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11402&product=zephyrneo AEG Europe, operator of London’s O2 Arena, has been in talks about the possibility of selling a minority stake in an effort to secure the millions of pounds needed to speed up its overseas expansion plans, according to Sky News. ... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:24:00 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11401&product=zephyrneo Indian property developer DLF is planning to sell its wind power business and a convention centre project for some INR 18.00 billion (USD 350.26 million), a senior executive at the company told the Economic Times (ET).... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:22:37 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11400&product=zephyrneo Russian gold miner Yuzhuralzoloto might revive plans for an initial public offering (IPO) and debut this spring on the London Stock Exchange, its chairman confirmed.... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:22:00 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11399&product=zephyrneo Twitter has acquired Context Media Technologies - better known as Summify - a social news aggregator based in Vancouver, in an unpublicised deal.... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:44:37 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11398&product=zephyrneo Readymix, the Irish ready-mixed concrete and aggregates producer, today declared it has received a takeover approach from a subsidiary of Cemex España which values 100 per cent of the business at EUR 24.12 million.... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:42:51 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=11397&product=zephyrneo Indian passenger carrier Kingfisher Airlines is in talks with a Hong Kong distressed debt company regarding a possible investment....