Advent Software Inc, an accounting software company, is exploring a sale and has hired Frank Quattrone's investment bank Qatalyst Partners to lead the effort

It's a substantial shot in the arm and vote of confidence for these young startups It's a substantial shot in the arm and vote of confidence for these young startups.

According to a new survey from BDO USA, LLP, nearly all retail CFOs expect merger and acquisition activity will increase or remain steady in 2013.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is preparing to sell aerospace and defense company Arinc Inc Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is preparing to sell aerospace and defense company Arinc Inc and HAD hired JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners Inc to advise on the process, people familiar with the matter said.

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, today announced that Jacques Chappuis will join the firm as Managing Director and Head of the Solutions business segment

French media group Vivendi SA is likely to close a deal in the coming weeks to sell a stake in Brazilian telecoms unit GVT

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.

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.

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

WSP Holdings Limited enters into definitive agreement for going private transaction WSP Holdings Limited, a leading Chinese manufacturer of API and non-API seamless casing, tubing and drillpipes used in oil and natural gas exploration, drilling and extraction, and other pipes and connectors, today announced that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with WSP OCTG GROUP Ltd.

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.

Credit Agricole posted a 6.5 billion-euro full-year loss - the worst since the French bank went public in 2001

Spectris said full-year operating profit rose 12 percent as sales in its industrial controls business almost doubled

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.

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.

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold said on Tuesday it has secured $7 billion in debt financing to help fund its move to diversify into oil and gas.

Belgian chemicals firm Taminco is considering a U.S. flotation after it abandoned plans to list in Brussels during the euro zone crisis.

OPKO Health announced that is has completed the acquisition of Silcon Comércio OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) announced that is has completed the acquisition of Silcon Comércio, Importacao E Exportacao de Produtos Farmaceuticos e Cosmeticos Ltda.

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals reported on Friday including Abu Dhabi telecom firm Etisalat's syndicated loan of up to $8 billion to finance a bid for Vivendi's percent stake in Maroc Telecom

Merger Creates Dominant Korean-American Bank in the Pacific Northwest BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBCN), the holding company of BBCN Bank, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Seattle-based Pacific International Bancorp, Inc.

49 North Resources announced that in connection with the closing of a private placement offering by Wescan Goldfields on December 31, 2012 it acquired ownership of 1,000,000 common shares and 1,000,000 common share purchase warrants of Wescan.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group announces secondary offering of common stock by selling stockholders Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that selling stockholders, funds affiliated with ABRY Partners, LLC, intend to offer 3.

Indiana American Water today announced the company's acquisition of Mecca Water Inc. Indiana American Water President Alan DeBoy today announced the company's acquisition of Mecca Water Works, Inc.

Liberty Global and Virgin Media today announced that they have entered into an agreement Liberty Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) and Virgin Media Inc.

Killam Properties is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of 1090 Kristin Way, a 102-unit apartment building in Ontario

Panattoni Europe has disposed of two portfolios of logistics assets located in Poland, totaling 402,000 sqm of space to affiliates of LogiCor

Some nonbank financial companies have begun to rely more heavily on long-dated, unsecured retail notes as a critical source of funding, and issuance volumes are likely to rise again in 2013

Hostess Brands Inc. Selects Stalking Horse Bid for Majority of the Assets of Snack Cake Business, Including Iconic Twinkies Brand

Capital Southwest Corporation Announces Sale of Heelys Capital Southwest Venture Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital Southwest Corporation (Nasdaq:CSWC), sold its 9,317,310 shares of common stock of Heelys, Inc.

Private equity fund MBK Partners has expressed interest in acquiring ING Groep NV's South Korean insurance unit