M&A

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• Is IAC looking to sell Ask.com?

  
  Inorganic Growth — Authority: 461
  -Contact Thomas Rasmussen It looks like acquisitive IAC/InterActiveCorp could be gearing up to undo its largest buy ever, Ask.com. At least Barry Diller’s opening remarks during IAC’s conference call last week seem to indicate a desire to explore the possibility. The New York City-based Internet media ...
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• Advanced Bionics to Be Acquired by Sonova (Business Wire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  VALENCIA, Calif.—-Advanced Bionics , the only U.S.-based manufacturer of cochlear implants , announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing systems. Read Original Post Here
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• Kraft turns hostile in $16 billion bid for Cadbury (Reuters)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Kraft Foods Inc chief Irene Rosenfeld refused to sweeten her $16.2 billion offer for candy maker Cadbury Plc and took the bid directly to shareholders on Monday, setting the stage for a takeover battle that could last up to three months. Read Original Post Here
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• redPear Acquires Local Web Development Firm OpenRain (PR Newswire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Local web services and software company redPear is proud to announce the acquisition of OpenRain, a Mesa-based web services and software firm known for their Ruby on Rails and Android development. Read Original Post Here
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• Paladin Strategic Partners, LLC Acquires a Controlling Interest in the HomeSaver Mortgage Management, LLC (PR Newswire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Paladin Strategic Partners announced today the acquisition of a controlling interest in HomeSaver Mortgage Management, LLC . Read Original Post Here
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• GridPoint Acquires ADMMicro, Extending Smart Grid Solutions to Commercial & Industrial Customers (Business Wire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  ARLINGTON, Va.—-GridPoint, Inc., a leading smart grid company, today announced that it has acquired ADMMicro, a leader in energy management systems for the commercial and industrial sector. Read Original Post Here
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• Productions Plus Purchases The Talent Shop (PR Newswire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Productions Plus Talent Management Agency, an international company with offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles, has acquired Bingham Farms, Michigan-based The Talent Shop. Read Original Post Here
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• Subaye Releases Shareholder Letter (PR Newswire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Subaye, Inc. , has released a shareholder letter from the Chief Executive Officer. The text of the shareholder letter is as follows: Read Original Post Here
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• Google to buy mobile ad network for $750 million (AP)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Google Inc. is stepping up its push to sell advertising on cell phones, announcing a deal Monday to buy a mobile ad network, AdMob, for $750 million in stock. Read Original Post Here
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• A Raymond Acquires Tinnerman to Form Combined Fastener Group (Business Wire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.—-A Raymond, a leading global supplier of automotive engineered fastening and fluid-handling connections systems, has acquired Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products of Brunswick, Ohio. Read Original Post Here
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• Stocks jumps as G20 says cheap money to continue (Reuters)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, extending gains from the previous week, on renewed risk-taking sentiment after the Group of 20 pledged to keep economic stimulus in place until a recovery was assured. Read Original Post Here
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• The derision thing

  
  DealZone — Authority: 434
  Derisory (di- ry -ser-i) adj . deserving derision; too insignificant for serious consideration. In lambasting a formal takeover offer from Kraft as “derisory” , Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr has both ratcheted up the rhetoric (an earlier letter to Kraft did not use this term) and struck a tone familiar to ...
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• China Financial Markets: Credit Suisse’s Zhang Liping on M&A Trends in China

  
  WSJ.com: China Journal — Authority: 141
  WSJs Jason Dean speaks to Zhang Liping, head of Credit Suisses China Investment Banking Department, about how the recession has affected the financial-services group in China. Zhang also shares his views on future trends in Chinese M&A.
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• DealZone Daily

  
  DealZone — Authority: 434
  In Monday’s DealZone Daily: French insurer AXA sets its sights on Asian growth . Meanwhile, General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp agree on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast, ironing out what has been a key obstacle in talks so far, a source familiar with the ...
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• East West Bancorp Announces Conference Call to discuss Acquisition of the Operations of United Commercial Bank (Business Wire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  PASADENA, Calif.—-East West Bancorp today announced the acquisition of the operations of United Commercial Bank in an FDIC assisted transaction. East West will host a call to discuss the transaction on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Read Original Post Here
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• East West Bank Acquires the Banking Operations of San Francisco, California Based United Commercial Bank (Business Wire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  PASADENA, Calif.—-East West Bancorp, Inc. , parent company of East West Bank, announced today that it has acquired the banking operations of San Francisco, California based United Commercial Bank in a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assisted transaction. Read Original Post Here
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• Berkshire Hathaways net income triples (Reuters)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit. Read Original Post Here
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• Blackstone profit tops view; sees more deals ahead (Reuters)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover. Read Original Post Here
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• TierOne Banks Transaction with Great Western Bank Expected to be Completed in Early 2010 (Business Wire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  LINCOLN, Neb.—-TierOne Corporation , the holding company for TierOne Bank , announced today that the closing date for the previously announced sale of deposits, selected loans and other assets associated with 32 of the Bank’s branch offices to Great Western Bank has been rescheduled from the earliest possible ...
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• Ameris Bancorp Announces Acquisition of United Security Bank (PR Newswire)

  
  BusinessRover Blog — Authority: 158
  AMERIS BANCORP , announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ameris Bank, has entered into a definitive agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporate to assume all of the deposits and acquire certain assets of United Security Bank, a full service bank headquartered in Sparta, Georgia, with an additional ...
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