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OMERS' Asset Rise Prompts Shopping Spree

Canada's OMERS pension fund poised to make major purposes in 2013. OMERS, one of Canada's leading pension funds, announced last Friday that it is now in the process of diversifying its portfolio away from traditional areas such as North America, the United Kingdom and Western Europe.


UPDATE: Heinz Buyout’s Hard Lessons

No one is safe without the numbers, message sent to industry by Heinz buyout. The buyout of H. J. Heinz by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and others have placed many food executives of known brands properly warned that they either shape up or be shipped out.

SAP AG to Acquire Leading Optimization Software Provider SmartOps

SAP paves way to develop real-time supply chain software solutions as it plans to merge with SmartOps

Rally Rattles Hedge Fund Managers

Credit rally makes hedge fund managers nervous for 2013. Hedge fund managers are scampering for safety as a huge credit rally evaporates investor confidence in the market.


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The US auto manufacturer has implied that it is actually boosting South Korean presence by making $7.3 billion investment for global growth.
Mentor Graphics Corp. has said it purchase assets at MontaVista LLC, marking its commitment to expand its automotive business unit.
Canvera awarded more venture capital money Canvera Digital Technologies Pvt Ltd was able to raise about US$6. 5 million in Series B round of funding from other sources at a time when known venture capitalists are leaving the market.
Wells Fargo continues private equity investment activity despite Volcker Rule. Wells Fargo and Co CEO Dick Kovacevich initially had reservations about banks dabbling in private equity investments.
CSC divesting interest in ESI. An agreement was recently reached by CSC and Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) together with the ITOCHU Corporation for the sale of the Enterprise Systems Integration (ESI) unit at CSC.
Aperam has teamed up with two steel makers to purchase the plant owned by Outokumpu, which has been aiming to get regulatory approval for purchasing a steel business in 2012.
Leighton and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Reached Agreement on the sale of 70 percents of telecommunication assets.
Global stock markets rose on Tuesday as U.S. stocks were boosted by news of yet another possible merger that suggested there is still room to the upside, while a pick-up in German economic sentiment supported European stocks.
Boost & Co. and Management Engineers both signed in an acquisition deal to boost consultancy approach.
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday (Photo : Reuters) A courier van of UPS is seen in front of the head office of TNT in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands March 19, 2012.