Eagle Boys devours Pizza Haven
Eagle Boys has sliced further into the Australian takeaway food market with the acquisition of the country's fourth-largest pizza chain Pizza Haven Australia.
EU widens Billiton-Rio Tinto probe
The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation revealed concerns about higher prices and reduced choice for European customers of the mining concerns. 
Sega: 'We Don't Want To Be Activision'
The game company isn't trying to become an industry juggernaut.
Buyback could be the alternative for...
That's the suggestion if OZ Minerals can't find a suitable acquisition for its money. Edited by Jamie Freed.
Suncorp gets thumbs up from S&P
Suncorp lifted some of the gloom surrounding insurers, garnering support from S&P for its $8b acquisition of Promina.
07/18/08
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Vale plans Brazil's biggest share sale
Vale plans to sell as much as $13.3 billion of new shares to fund projects and acquisitions intended to create the world's largest miner.
Read all about it! US newspapers fall...
The American journalist was once a notoriously hard-boiled character with
sharp elbows and a press pass tucked into the band of his fedora.
Linklaters crowned king of global M&A
Linklaters, the UK based law firm, has claimed first place in a global mergers
and acquisitions league table ousting US rival Sullivan & Cromwell,
which has held the top spot...
01/02/09
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Miners slide again as FTSE treads water
BHP Billiton managed to outperform a falling mining sector after a Merrill Lynch buy note and the Australian press also reported chief executive Marius Kloppers saying he would not risk the companies credit rating in any acquisition he might do.
Anglo American to cut mining expansion plans by $4bn$
Anglo American is expected to announce a $4 billion ($£2.7 billion) cut in capital expenditure next year as it lowers production to cope with a drop in demand for metals. 
Brazilian mining giant Vale says it...
Brazilian mining company Vale said Thursday that it has requested permission to issue US$14 billion in shares to raise cash for acquisitions and growth.
Ousted workers may lose bonus as...
The 6,000 UK staff of Goldman Sachs were last night bracing themselves for a
cull of one in ten of their number as the City's most revered investment
bank sheds jobs to cut...
10/24/08
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Anheuser-Busch shares fizz on InBev...
Anheuser-Busch shares rise to a record in New York trading after InBev NV made a $A50b unsolicited cash offer in a bid to form the world's biggest brewer.
Foster's admits wine venture was a...
FOSTER'S GROUP has conceded that its $7 billion foray into wine has been a disaster, announcing the shock departure of its chief executive, Trevor O'Hoy, writing down its wine...
06/10/08
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Britain's HBOS sells 2 Australian units
Australia's largest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd., said Wednesday it had agreed to buy Bank of Western Australia Limited and St. Andrew's Australia from troubled...
Road Looks Smoother For BHP's Rio Bid
Australia's competition regulator greenlighted the takeover proposal, which could signal that the European Commission may decide the same way, putting pressure on the target firm.
French win over Constellation
When Constellation Energy Group Inc. was struggling under a liquidity crisis so severe that it threatened to put the nation's largest wholesale power generator into bankruptcy, it was Warren Buffett who threw out a $1 billion life preserver to keep the company afloat.
News Corporation’s first-quarter profits down 30% after drop in television advertising revenue
News Corporation, parent company of The Times, reported a 30 per cent drop in first-quarter profits, as falling revenues from television advertising and declining film studio sales hit the bottom line.
Raiders with a Viking pedigree
Baugur’s head office in Bond Street, Central London, is dominated by a
10ft-tall statue of a Viking and for much of the past decade the company has
raided the high street in...
Credit unions warn: We're no soft target
Australia's 142 credit unions and building societies have a message for regional banks on the prowl for acquisitions: they are not a soft target.
National Foods finds partner for...
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings (WCB) has teamed up with National Foods to pursue a joint acquisition of dairy producer Dairy Farmers.
Corporate activity slows in retail space
A slowdown in mergers and acquisitions in the retail and consumer sector is expected to continue into 2009, an industry survey has found.
PwC survey points to slowdown
A slowdown in mergers and acquisitions in the retail and consumer sector is expected to continue into 2009.
Posco Guidance Is Outside The Box
The big steel maker says its third-quarter profits will top estimates, notwithstanding lower steel prices and higher raw materials costs, and it sets sights on diversifying.
Westpac's RAMS woes
Westpac snapped up a stricken RAMS on the cheap six months ago but the acquisition appears to be backfiring.
06/02/08
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Who's Worried?
Not real estate and media baron Mort Zuckerman, who recently purchased the most expensive building in history.