Mergers

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• HSBC eyes UK assets to be sold by Lloyds, RBS

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  * Says would be interested in "certain" British portfolios
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• Wind Hellas sub bondholders eye lawsuits - sources

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  * Junior bondholders appoint Quinn Emanuel as legal adviser
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• EU says U.S. comment on Oracle, Sun deal unusual

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Comments by the U.S. Departmentof Justice after EU competition authorities formally objected toOracles plan to buy Sun Microsystems were"unusual", the European Commission said on Tuesday.
  3 hours ago

• Sberbank leaves door open to legal action on Opel

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Sberbank Chief Executive German Gref said on Tuesday he didnot rule out legal action against General Motors [GM.UL] afterthe carmakers U-turn on selling its Opel unit.
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• UPDATE 1-BC Partners in $331 mln bet on U.S. career training

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  * Roughly $250 mln of debt also backing buy from Riverside
  4 hours ago

• American Airlines Chief Brings JAL Battle Public

  
  DealBook — Authority: 782
  American Airlines chief executive said Japan Airlines would take a risk and suffer financially if it broke ties with American to join an alliance with Delta Air Lines.
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• Cadbury: It’s investors who decide bids

  
  The Edge — Authority: 121
  Now that Kraft Foods ( NYSE:KFT ) has made its hostile bid for Cadbury it is worth remembering what a hostile takeover offer is. It is one that the directors reject – not necessarily one the shareholders oppose. Cadbury’s ( LON:CBRY ) board may well be reading its investors’ opinions correctly and it has ...
  5 hours ago

• Cadbury rejects Kraft hostile bid

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Chairman of Cadbury dismisses offer by US confectionery giant as derisory
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• UPDATE 1-Goldman cuts Prysmian stake to 16.8 pct

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  MILAN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc cutits stake in Italian cable maker Prysmian SpA in alarger-than-expected placement, leaving it with 16.8 percent,the U.S. bank said on Tuesday.
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• Electronic Arts (ERTS): M&A And Layoffs Meet At A Crossroad

  
  24/7 Wall St. — Authority: 685
  Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) did something today that is almost never seen in the corporate world. It made a big acquisition and fired 1,500 of its workers, 17% of the total staff, on the same day.EA bought online social media game company Playfish which makes the popular “Pet Society” for $275 million in cash ...
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• UPDATE 2-Changan Auto claims Chinas No.3 spot with AVIC deal

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  * Changan Group to boost auto capacity to 2 mln units/year
  5 hours ago

• UPDATE 1-Renault-Nissan to launch Indian low-cost car in 2012

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  * To be sold in India and abroad (Adds quotes, background)
  6 hours ago

• UPDATE 2-Tandberg shareholders snub Cisco offer

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  OSLO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems saidinvestors holding 9.37 percent of Tandbergs shares hadaccepted the tender offer by the largest U.S. network equipmentmaker for the Norwegian videoconferencing company.
  6 hours ago

• AMP May Itself Become Target In The Wake of AXA Asia Pacific Bid

  
  money-au.com.au — Authority: 127
  Shares of Australian wealth manager AMP surged over 4 per cent during Tuesdays trading session, driven by speculation that the company itself could be the target of a takeover, after launching an audacious $11 billion joint acquisition attempt with Paris based AXA SA for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (APH). Some ...
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• Regulators square off over Oracle-Sun

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  The future of Oracles $7.4bn takeover of Silicon Valley rival Sun Microsystems is in doubt, after European and American regulators were left at loggerheads over the potential impact of the deal. Officials at the European Commission have said that their preliminary investigation into whether the deal would damage ...
  6 hours ago

• BRIEF-Cisco holds rights for 9.37 pct of Tandberg

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 826
  OSLO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc: said:
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• Microsoft Launches SDK For Facebook – Giants Rock Together !

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 439
  Yesterday, Microsoft has developed a software development kit for Facebook that lets developers create Facebook applications for Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation. In order to expand the reach of Facebook in third party applications, Silverlight and WPF are more practical and easier platforms for the ...
  8 hours ago

• Where’s The Arbitrage In The New Merger Arbitrage ETF?

  
  The Deal Sleuth — Authority: 106
  ETFs have been encroaching the turf of active managers for some time and are now taking head on hedge funds. The promise of hedge funds at ETF costs is very appealing but raises the inevitable question: can they do it? The upcoming IQ Arb Merger Arbitrage ETF (ticker will be MNA) is an example of one that is likely to ...
  9 hours ago

• Dealbook: Barclays’ Remarkable Bargain

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Heads are still being scratched over the way Barclays managed to scoop up the remains of Lehman Brothers. Barclays, it turns out, cut itself a remarkably good deal.
  10 hours ago

• FINANCIAL POST: Kraft needs more lolly

  
  Everything Warren Buffett — Authority: 441
  Rob Cox, Breakingviews.com Published: Monday, November 09, 2009 Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters Cadburys chocolate bars are seen in a shop in London. Kraft Foods Inc said it had made a US$16.7-billion bid for Britains Cadbury but was rebuffed ...
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