Mergers & Acquisitions

I Don't Need No Massive Merger Sat, 24/10/2009 - 10:13 by Brian Orelli Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) just keeps chugging along. Comments Read more	Swine Flu Doesn't Need to Save Novartis Sat, 24/10/2009 - 10:08 by Brian Orelli 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. Comments Read more	World's leading ad agencies support Yahoo Microsoft merger Tue, 20/10/2009 - 20:05 by Ayurdhi Dhar 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. Comments Read more
Debt-laden AB InBev sells assets to CVC Fri, 16/10/2009 - 14:33 by Natalie James 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. Comments Read more	Cisco buys Starent for $2.9 billion Wed, 14/10/2009 - 18:13 by Jamie Anderson 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. Comments Read more	Bloomberg buys BusinessWeek Wed, 14/10/2009 - 10:25 by Jamie Anderson 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. Comments Read more
Xerox to buy ACS to expand into services Tue, 29/09/2009 - 12:30 by Jaspreet Virk 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. Comments Read more	5 Top 3-Digit Stocks Tue, 22/09/2009 - 01:22 by Rich Duprey True penny stocks are a minefield, but small-cap copper beauties can be one way to easily double your money. Comments Read more	Google acquires reCAPTCHA Complete Story
Taiwan Mobile to acquire Carlyle's cable TV business Wed, 16/09/2009 - 18:41 by Natalie James Taipei, Taiwan, September 16 -- Taiwan Mobile Co. is acquiring a local cable television operator from Carlyle Group L.P. in a deal that will give the U.S. private equity firm a 15.5 percent stake in the telecommunications group, according to several tabloid reports. Comments Read more	Cadbury refuses merger bid by Kraft Mon, 07/09/2009 - 20:44 by Jaspreet Kaur London, September 7 -- The U.S. food giant Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) on Monday proposed a 10.2 billion pound ($16.7 billion) merger bid for British maker of chocolate, gum and candy, Cadbury PLC (LSE: CBRY, NYSE: CBY). However, the proposition was instantaneously declined by Cadbury. Comments Read more	Abu Dhabi’s ATIC to buy Chartered for $2.5bn Mon, 07/09/2009 - 15:51 by Jamie Anderson Singapore, September 7 -- Abu Dhabi, through its investment company, Advanced Technology Investment Co (ATIC), has agreed to buy Singapore’s state-controlled Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd (NASDAQ:CHRT) for a sum of $2.5 billion. Comments Read more