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.
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Elan Offers Profit Return to Shareholders
Elan profits from Tysabri sale offered to shareholders. Elan, the Irish drug firm has announced it would return US$1 billion to its shareholders from the proceeds of the sale of its stake in multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri to partner Biogen Idec.
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.
RBS to Draft Citizens Financial IPO
RBS to sell its stake in Citizens Financial through an IPO In a news report from the Telegraph, the Royal Bank of Scotland is to announce its plans to sell a portion of its interests in US retail banker Citizens Financial Group Inc.
ENI Partners with Rosneft on Logistics
ENI shipping and logistics to bring Rosneft oil to markets worldwide. ENI, the Italian gas and oil giant, has entered into a strategic partnership with Rosneft to explore trading and logistics opportunities in the energy market.
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Rosneft buys TNK-BP for over US$40 billion. If all goes according to plan, Rosneft would be taking over control over its major rival, TNK-BP. The two Russian oil companies would then complete the oil industry's biggest takeover in history, three months before the agreed upon deadline.
OGX denies Petronas shares sale OGX Petroleo e Gas SA, the Brazilian oil company, has allayed fears and rumors that it is selling its shareholdings in Petronas, the Malaysian state owned oil company.
Morgan Stanley purchases Russian Mall for US$1.2 billion. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, the fund manager's property arm has recently purchased Metropolis Shopping Mall located in northwestern Moscow.
CPU Technology's Acalis microprocessor business has been acquired by Boeing which is seeking to address the need of its customers worldwide to protect war fighters from information-assurance attack.
MCW Group acquires Perez Engineering in line with help grow customer base in key markets The MCW Group of Cos. said that Canadian Perez Engineering Ltd.
SAP paves way to develop real-time supply chain software solutions as it plans to merge with SmartOps
LivingSocial is convincing its investors to make another huge investment for the company as it suffers from sluggish daily deal activities.
MCW acquires Perez Engineering. In a statement, the MCW Group of Companies announced that it was introducing MCW Consultants Inc. The new firm would take the place of the former Perez Engineering Ltd, which was acquired by MCW.
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.
