Leveraged Buyouts

First Quantum to Extend C$5.1 Billion Bid for Rival Inmet Mining Corp.

First Quantum may slightly extend its offer for Inmet as it resolves regulatory barriers, its president, Clive Newall, disclosed.


BH Media Group Acquires Lorton Family's Tulsa World

BH Media has announced that it bought the daily newspaper published by the Lortons in an undisclosed amount.

Rosneft Confident to Get EU Approval for TNK-BP Takeover

Rosneft is confident it would get approval from the European Commission for its deal to buy TNK-BP. Russian oil producer Rosneft said that it is likely to get regulatory approval from the European Union for its bid to acquire TNK-BP, a source familiar with the matter disclosed.

CNOOC's Acquisition of Nexen Inc. Closes at $15.1 BIllion

CNOOC agrees to pay $15.1 billion to purchase Canadian gas and oil company Nexen Inc. Calgar, Alberta-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc. announced that it was acquired by China's CNOOC Ltd.


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Carestream up for bids. Medical imaging and healthcare technology solutions provider Carestream Health Inc is now in the process of searching for a buyer for its assets.
The contentious $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen Inc by Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd closed on Monday
Sinopec purchases 850,000 acres for US$1.02 billion. Half of Chesapeake Energy Corp's assets has just been purchased by China Petroleum and Chemical Corp or Sinopec.
Share values fall on rumors of sales of pledged stocks. Share values fell for small and midsized companies on rumors that pledged shares of specific companies were being offered for sale.
The following are mergers under review by the European Commission on Monday. The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS - Private equity firm Triton to acquire Finnish grocery chain Suomen Lahikauppa from IK Investment Partners (approved Feb.
ICL purchases Thermphos. Israel Chemicals, the fertilizer and specialty chemicals maker has entered into an agreement to acquire Thermphos International BV.
Villar Mir to make an offer for real estate firm Colonial. Spanish business mogul Juan Miguel Villar Mir is reviewing its position as to the debt saddled real estate company Colonial.
Telrad Agrees to Purchase Alvarion BWA Telrad Networks said it plans to acquire Alvarion Ltd. 's broadband wireless access business in a $6. 1 million deal.
Datalink to expand through acquisitions. Datalink Corporation is now formulating plans to use acquisitions in order to double its sales revenue to a projected US$1 billion in the next three years.
KKR & Co LP founders and chief executives receive large gains as debt markets and buoyant equity show good signs for 2012
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