bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1030 GMT on Tuesday.
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Sonic to buy Healthscope pathology assets for $100 mln
Sonic Healthcare Ltd, Australia's top pathology and radiology group, has agreed to buy some pathology assets from private equity-owned Healthscope for A$100 million ($100 million).
Rescue of U.S. refiners dooms more European rivals
Further European oil refineries face likely closure as their prospects of surviving the collapse of parent Petroplus are crushed by reprieves from death row of more profitable U.S. rivals.
TPG, Carlyle eye bids for $3.5-billion-plus United arm
Private equity firms TPG Capital and Carlyle Group are separately considering bids for United Technologies Corp's industrial units at $3.5 billion to $4 billion.
DEALTALK: Aviva eyes disposals to pacify investors
Aviva could accelerate and expand asset sales as it seeks to mend relations with shareholders who last week forced out boss Andrew Moss, irked by its persistently weak share price.
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Security firm G4S is preparing to sell a large part of its Danish operations in a deal that is expected to be worth more than 1 billion Danish crowns ($174.
bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.
Monster Worldwide Inc (MWW.N) has drawn interest from a number of potential buyers, including private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
mergers under review by the European Commission The following are mergers under review by the European Commission: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS-- French dairy product group Lactalis to acquire Swedish dairy cooperative Skanemejerier (approved May 11)-- Swiss engineering group ABB to acquire U.
CAVU Resources, Inc. has closed on a joint venture agreement and has acquired 40% of the newly formed company called CAVU Global Energy, LLC, ("CAVU Global").
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U. S. and Asian companies were reported by 1345 GMT on Friday:** Qatar is continuing its overseas buying spree, snapping up a stake in Royal Dutch Shell and reportedly also eyeing a chunk of Italian oil major ENI.
Japanese private equity firm Unison Capital on Wednesday agreed to buy a Japanese drugmaker Showa Yakuhin Kako from a domestic rival Tokio Marine Capital, its third buyout in six months.
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd is close to acquiring a Silicon Valley-based mobile advertising startup.
Micron Technology won the right to negotiate exclusively to buy Elpida Memory Inc after offering more than 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion) for the failed Japanese chipmaker.
