Marubeni-Itochu Steel announced its purchase of US pipes trader Sooner Inc for USD 600 million. Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc said it would purchase Sooner Inc for USD 600 million.
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Law firms advise American Tower and MIP Tower Holdings deal
The law firms provided able legal support to the American Tower and MIP Tower Holdings. The largest operator of cellular towers in the United States, American Tower Corp, had entered into an agreement to purchase the parent firm of its rival Global Tower Partners.
Apollo Global Management okays acquisition of NCG Banco's Evo Banco
Apollo Global Management would be buying Evo Banco for USD 79 million. Apollo Global Management agreed to acquire Evo Banco for EUR 60 million or USD 79 million.
Koch Industries will acquire Krehbiel-founded Molex in a USD7.2 billion agreement
Krehbiel family-founded Molex had agreed to be bought out by Koch Industries for USD7.2 billion. On Monday, Koch Industries had agreed to acquire Molex for USD7.
'Big Bang Theory' will expect Shatner to guest-star
Although "Big Bang Theory" has yet to reveal its guest stars for its seventh season, CBS's comedy sitcom would be expecting to get a call from stars like William Shatner of "Star Trek" fame and even "Batman" TV series actor Adam West.
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Actor William Shatner told an audience at the Salt Lake Comic Conference on Friday that he may appear as guest on TV series "Big Bang Theory".
Sentix Research Group reported that investor sentiment in the Euro zone was positive and upbeat this month.
According to sources who told Wall Street Journal, Neiman Marcus would be wrapping its over USD6 billion exit deal with Ares Management LLP and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board soon.
Tennis top seed Serena Williams got overwhelmed on her recent US Open Championship victory against player Victoria Azarenka.
Debuting on Comcast Corp's television network NBC, "The Million Second Quiz", its advertisement partners were optimistic that the novel format show would provide revenue opportunity.
US engineering firm Jacobs Engineering purchases Sinclair Knight Merz for USD1.2 billion. AUD1. 3 billion is the price tag Jacobs Engineering Group would pay to acquire Sinclair Knight Merz.
Amazon clarified a blog report that the ecommerce firm was preparing its own phone. According to Drew Herdener, spokesperson for Amazon. com, the Seattle based e commerce firm has no plans to introduce a phone in 2013.
The discussions of a possible merger between DAE and StandardAero has ended. StandardAero's owner, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, said it had ended discussions with British aircraft servvices company BBA Aviation.
The pipeline from oil shale formations and oil sands is being opposed by hedge fund founder. Billionaire Tom Steyer threw his support behind a four part advertising campaign that intends to convince its viewers that the Keystone XL pipeline would hurt the economy and the communities around it.
