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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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