Reuters: Mergers News

Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:35:00 -0500

BANGALORE, Feb 13(Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:

UPDATE 1-Prudential hires Merrill to advise on ING Asia bid - report

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:11:38 -0500

* Prudential picks BofA Merrill for possible ING Asia bid- media

Prudential hires Merrill to advise on ING Asia bid-report

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:02:58 -0500

SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Prudential, the No.2 U.S. life insurer, has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch, to advise on its possible bid for ING's Asian insurance operations, a South Korean...

Australia's Tap Oil sells Harriet stake to Apache

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:54 -0500

MELBOURNE, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Australia's Tap Oil sold its 12.2 percent stake in the Harriet joint venture to Apache Energy for $10 million, removing uncertainty over various legal disputes...

United Tech weighs $3.5 bln sale of Hamilton units-sources

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:44:12 -0500

* Goldman approached potential strategic, PE buyers -sources

UPDATE 2-EU seen approving Google's Motorola deal-sources

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:10:25 -0500

BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Google Inc is expected to win approval next week from European regulators, as well as from U.S. antitrust authorities, for its planned $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola...

UPDATE 1-DuPont starts unit auction, may fetch $4 bln-sources

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:21:37 -0500

NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Chemical maker DuPont has started the auction of its car paint business, which could bring in more than $4 billion and has drawn early interest from a number of private...

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:14 -0500

Feb 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 2100 GMT on Friday.

UPDATE 4-Canada Pension eyes Europe for fresh asset buys

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:10:41 -0500

* CPPIB to seek out assets put up for sale by Europe banks

DuPont launches sale of car paint unit-sources

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:39 -0500

NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Chemical maker DuPont has launched the sale process of its lucrative car paint business, which could bring in more than $4 billion and should attract robust private...