Reuters: Mergers News

UPDATE 1-Brightpoint Q2 adj profit may meet or beat market

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:15:30 -0400

July 13 (Reuters) - Brightpoint Inc , a distributor of wireless devices, forecast second-quarter adjusted profit in line with or above market expectations, but gave revenue outlook below analysts' view.

UPDATE 1-Italy's Consob says bank bonds lack transparency

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:51:00 -0400

* Bond offers should summarise factors that could hit yield

UPDATE 3-Key Venture s'holders oppose $2 bln Centrica bid

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:32:50 -0400

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain's largest gas retailer, Centrica , faced a setback in its battle to take over Venture Production on Monday, when the North Sea gas producer's two largest investors backed management's rejection of the $2 billion bid.

UPDATE 6-Japan's Suntory considering merger with Kirin

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:28:42 -0400

* Merged entity would control half of Japan's beer market

UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:20:32 -0400

(Adds Opel, Venture Production and others, updates Kirin Holdings, Shanghai Airlines)

Orix sets share price for $940 mln offering

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:40:09 -0400

TOKYO, July 13 (Reuters) - Japanese financial services conglomerate Orix Corp said it would sell 86.9 billion yen ($940 million) worth of shares in a previously announced public offering to fund investments and cut debt.

Abu Dhabi's Aabar eyes more ventures with Daimler

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:38:03 -0400

DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments plans more joint ventures with Daimler AG , the state-controlled firm said on Monday after purchasing a 4 percent stake in electric carmaker Tesla Motors from Daimler.

UPDATE 1-Belgium's RHJ in advanced talks to buy Opel

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:02:58 -0400

* Spokesman declines to give financial details of offer

CORRECTED - CORRECTED-UPDATE 5-Japan's Suntory considering merger with Kirin

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:56:37 -0400

(Corrects paragraph 10 to show the percentage refers to Kirin and Suntory's share in Japan's market, not global market)

UPDATE 1-UAE'S Aabar buys 40 pct of Daimler's Tesla stake

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:25:07 -0400

DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments has purchased 40 percent of Daimler AG's stake in electric-car start-up Tesla Motors Inc, with the aim of launching a joint venture, Aabar said on Monday.