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Barclays Sleepless in Sydney as India Firms Seek Coal Deals

June 7th, 2011 Comments off

Surging Indian demand for Australian assets such as coal mines will help drive an increase in takeovers in the South Pacific nation, according to Barclays Plc, Australia’s top-ranked merger adviser.
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Barclays Sleepless in Sydney as India Companies Seek Coal Deals

June 7th, 2011 Comments off

Surging Indian demand for Australian assets such as coal mines will help drive an increase in takeovers in the South Pacific nation, according to Barclays Plc, Australia’s top-ranked merger adviser.
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Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

June 4th, 2011 Comments off

The maker of Valvoline heads for the medicine cabinet, elaborate pistols top a Hong Kong auction, the island from the BBC’s Castaway is up for sale, and more
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Buyout Firms Morphing Into Asset Managers as Deals Dwindle

May 31st, 2011 Comments off

After making their founders billionaires, buyout specialists such as Carlyle Group and KKR & Co. are turning into asset managers that run hedge funds and strip malls as fresh capital and takeover targets become scarce.
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Sony Leads Japan Inc. Eyeing Deals With $2.4 Trillion: Real M&A

May 30th, 2011 Comments off

After hoarding $ 2.4 trillion in cash, corporate Japan is pursuing overseas takeovers like never before to boost returns. Sony Corp. and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. are among the companies with the biggest incentive to chase deals.
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Bats Files for IPO as Exchange Seeks Currency Amid Deals

May 13th, 2011 Comments off

Bats Global Markets Inc., the third- largest U.S. stock exchange operator, filed for an initial public offering as it seeks cash to compete amid the busiest period for industry takeovers.
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U.S. Stocks Rise Amid Higher-Than-Estimated Earnings, M&A Deals

May 10th, 2011 Comments off

U.S. stocks rose for a third day as higher-than-estimated profit forecasts and Microsoft Corp.’s purchase of Skype Technologies SA bolstered optimism that earnings and takeovers will continue to fuel the rally.
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Banks Backed by Private Equity Do Deals as 6 U.S. Lenders Fail

April 16th, 2011 Comments off

Community banks backed by private- equity funds purchased at least two lenders, or a third of this week’s failures, as regulators shutter institutions weakened by the plunge in real-estate values.
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