Mergers & Acquisitions

Austin, TX, November 2 -- In a deal that would give birth to one of North America's largest oil production and exploration companies, Denbury Resources Inc (NYSE: DNR) agreed to buy Encore Acquisition Co (NYSE: EAC) for $4.5 billion.

Washington, October 26-- California based Fisker Automotive Inc. plans to manufacture plug-in electric cars in the former General Motors assembly plant at Delaware, people with the knowledge of the situation said Friday.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) just keeps
chugging along.

Novartis (NYSE: NVS) has lots of moving
parts, making it tricky to analyze, but it looks to me like
the overall picture is pretty healthy.

San Fransisco, October 20 -- The Yahoo Microsoft search engine and advertising merger has got a green light from the American Association of Advertising Agencies, and four other major advertising firms.

Los Angeles, October 16 -- Laden with debt, Anheuser-Busch InBev on Thursday agreed to sell its operations in Eastern and central Europe to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for an initial $2.23 billion.

California, October 14: Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, SEHK: 4333), the leading player in the networking equipment industry, agreed to buy Massachusetts based Starent Networks Corp (NASDAQ: STAR) in a deal valued at $2.9 billion.

New York, October 14-- Business media empire Bloomberg LP has bought the immensely popular and hugely respected magazine, BusinessWeek, from McGraw Hill Cos. (NYSE:MHP) for an undisclosed price.

New York, September 29 -- In a bold attempt towards expansion into services, Xerox Corp Monday unveiled its plan to acquire Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) Inc. for $5.6 billion in cash and shares deal.

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