AT&T's acquisition of Leap puts pressure on smaller rivals to make mergers and purchases of their own.
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Dexia and Intesa to receive US$47 million in Piedmont swaps lawsuit
Piedmont was asked to pay Dexia Crediop SpA and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA US$47 million due to interest-rate swap agreement.
Prudential decides to sell unit in Japan to SBI worth US$85 Million
Prudential Plc agreed to sell its PCA Life Japan unit to SBI Holdings Inc. for US$85 million. UK's largest insurer by market value, Prudential Plc, decided to sell its life insurance firm in Japan.
Cipla acquires Cipla Medpro South Africa
Cipla acquired Cipla Medpro South Africa. Cipla Medpro South Africa was delisted from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as of July 16, 2013. This was after Cipla completed its acquisition of the company for US$512 million.
Rumors of bidding war for Invensys abound
Rumors of bidding war for Invensys abound. Rumors of a possible bidding war for the acquisition of Invensys Operations Management abound. This followed the announcement of Schneider Electric of its bid of about US$5 billion for Invensys.
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PacTrust Bancorp's merger is “unique to Southern California,” according to Robert Franko, PacTrust Bank President and CEO.
According to Experian, telecom M&A are doing well in the UK. According to Experian, there was an increase in mergers and acquisitions for the telecoms section in the United Kingdom.
The South African mobile operator gets more than US $570 million in equity and loans. South Africa's Cell C announced that it will be given a cash injection amounting to US $350 million from Oger Telecom, its major shareholder.
According to a report from Calcalist, Apple was in talks to purchase Israel's 3D vision chip developer, PrimseSense, for US$280 million.
According to a source, the sale of ThyssenKrupp's Brazilian steel mill was not imminent. The intended sale of the steel mill of ThyssenKrupp in Brazil was unlikely to transpire right away, a source familiar with the transaction said.
The China-based holdings company intends a Hong Kong IPO once the deal with the US pork producer is completed.
Zecotek Photonics Inc.'s subsidiary, Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte. Ltd., signed a joint collaboration partnership agreement with Japan's Hamamatsu Photonics.
The Royal Bank of Scotland announced their intention to sell their Australian Schools Portfolio. The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC announced that they are seeking a buyer for a unit that manages and maintains 11 schools in the Victoria state of Australia.
Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to sell private equity fund stake to Lexington Partners. Assicurazioni Generali SpA announced that they have agreed to sell private equity fund stakes to Lexington Partners, Inc.
