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Ross Smith Asset Management Acquires Control Over Common Shares of C.A. Bancorp

Ross Smith Asset Management Inc. acquires control over common shares of C.A. Bancorp Inc. Ross Smith Asset Management Inc. announces that the investment funds it manages have acquired 3,000 common shares of C.


Deals of The Day — Mergers and Acquisitions

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1500 GMT on Tuesday: - Capital One Financial Corp said it agreed to sell to Citigroup Inc its $7 billion portfolio of private label and co-branded credit card accounts linked to electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc.

Dole to close Itochu deal in April; sell land in Hawaii

Itochu today paid Dole a non-refundable cash deposit of $200 million to be applied toward the purchase price

Utica Joint Venture Partners Complete Agreements

New agreements forged to complete Utica Joint Venture. The Utica Joint Venture, comprising of MarkWest Energy Partners LP and the Energy and Minerals Group announced the formalization of an Amended and Restarted Limited Liability Company Agreement for MarkWest Utica EMG LLC.


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Alvarion sells carrier licensed division to rival Telrad. Alvarion has recently entered into an agreement with Telrad networks for the acquisition of Alvarion's carrier licensed division.
Softbank would turn to bond issue to fund Sprint Nextel purchase stake. Japanese wireless carrier Softbank Corp. has agreed to purchase a US$20 billion stake in Sprint Nextel Corp.
Linn Energy, a U.s. oil and gas producer, will buy Berry Petroleum Co. for $2.5 billion to boost oil reserves
Mentor Graphics Corp. has said it purchase assets at MontaVista LLC, marking its commitment to expand its automotive business unit.
Dell stock buyout plan seen as unfair. The Dell privatization plan is facing stiff criticism from hedge fund manager David Einhorn. Einhorn, who is in the midst of battle with Apple over that technology innovator's US$137 billion cash fund, is using the buyout of Dell shares as a cash policy that is unfriendly to its shareholders.
KKR values Gardner Denver at US$3.7 billion. KKR and Co LP, the private equity firm has submitted a bid offer of US$75 per share for industrial machine maker Gardner Denver Inc.
HP earns modestly, though leaner compared to previous years. Under the leadership of CEO Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard cut costs and was able to make a turn around, translating to a share value appreciation of over five percent.
Business software maker Compuware Corp is exploring a sale and talking to buyout firms to gauge takeover interest
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Thursday:- Ferrovial is to buy British utility services company Enterprise Plc for 385 million pounds ($589 million) from 3i Group, the Spanish infrastructure group's first major purchase after a long debt-cutting drive.
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.