The acquisition of Smithfield Foods Inc. by a Chinese company has raised contradictions in the US over its benefits.
Leveraged Buyouts
SoftBank Looks Into “Plan B” with Deutsche Telekom
SoftBank is in talks with Deutsche Telekom in possibly acquiring T-Mobile USA after Dish Network Corp. made counter offer for Sprint Nextel.
Deals of the day - mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2200 GMT on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- SoftBank Corp is in talks with Deutsche Telekom AG over a possible deal for T-Mobile US Inc, as the Japanese company looks for alternatives to enter the U.
Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital Complete Acquisition of H.J. Heinz Company
H.J. Heinz Company today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition by an investment consortium comprised of Berkshire Hathaway and an investment fund affiliated with 3G Capital.
Marchionne Allays Fears of New Debt for Fiat
Marchionne discounts speculation that Fiat would accumulate more debts when it purchases the Chrysler stake of VEBA.
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Royalty Pharma's bid was threatened to be dismissed after the takeover panel released rulings that the US based company could no longer revise the terms on its proposed deal.
PepsiCo denies a published story from Calcalist, a financial newspaper of plans to acquire SodaStream International.
Qatari Diar acquires properties from the portfolio of Barwa Real Estate. Barwa Real Estate, the Qatari real estate developer, is undertaking plans to sell its assets estimated to be worth 26 billion riyals or US$7.
S-Pankki Oy acquires Tapiola Bank Oy, expanding its mortgage and insurance products for its customers.
Royalty Pharma extends deadline for Elan to respond to its unsolicited offer. The private equity firm that invests in royalty streams from pharmaceuticals, Royalty Pharma, had extended the deadline for Elan Corp to respond to its US$6.
For its first European property purchase, KKR acquired 430,000 square feet of UK retail parks in Oxford, Glasgow and Sunderland.
According to Calcalist financial newspaper, PepsiCo is in discussion to acquire Soda Stream International for US$2 billion.
Dell sees a US$3.9 billion shortfall for Icahn's takeover deal before the shareholders voting next month.
Apollo Investment Corp. discusses a near deal to acquire MidCap for US$500 million. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of Apollo Global Management.
