The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Healthcare conglomerate Danaher Corp has teamed up with Blackstone Group LP BX.

olid demand for high rated corporate bonds prevented two low-beta companies from having to vie for attention in the euro market on Thursday, despite offering similar maturities and stemming from not dissimilar sectors.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday.

Twitter Inc soared as much as 92 percent in its first day of trading on Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange as investors snapped up shares in the popular microblogging site in a frenzy that recalled the days of the dot-com bubble.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday:Germany's Siemens agreed to sell the bulk of its water technologies business to private equity group AEA Investors for 640 million euros ($862 million).

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday: BlackBerry Ltd is abandoning a plan to sell itself and instead will replace its chief executive and raise about $1 billion from institutional investors, including its largest shareholder, the smartphone maker said.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Hotel operator Hilton Worldwide Inc, owned by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, is aiming to launch its initial public offering in the week of Dec.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday.

The new owner of Hostess Brands Inc's snack cakes hopes to have Twinkies back on U.S. store shelves by this summer, according to a member of the purchasing group.

STMicroelectronics and Ericsson have failed to find a buyer for their loss making wireless electronic chip joint venture and will now consider whether to close the business down, news service Bloomberg said on its website.

The contentious $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen Inc by Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd closed on Monday

The following are mergers under review by the European Commission on Monday. The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS - Private equity firm Triton to acquire Finnish grocery chain Suomen Lahikauppa from IK Investment Partners (approved Feb.

Business software maker Compuware Corp is exploring a sale and talking to buyout firms to gauge takeover interest

Exar Corporation announced that it will acquire the assets of Altior Inc., a privately held company in Eatontown, New Jersey

In a move that might lift the spirits of cash-strapped Britons before the next general election, the government is considering giving away its stake in state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland RBS.L by 2015, newspapers reported on Friday.

MetroPCS reaffirms commitment to combination with T-Mobile USA MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) today reaffirmed its commitment to the proposed combination of MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA announced October 3, 2012 in response to a letter from P.

Asset manager Legg Mason agreed to spend about $80 million plus future incentive payments to buy London hedge fund firm Fauchier Partners

A bid to take Dell Inc private by buyout firm Silver Lake and its partners underscores the financing market's willingness to lend up to $15 billion

Transcat expands Canadian presence with Cal-Matrix Metrology buy Transcat, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRNS), a leading distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instruments and accredited provider of calibration, repair, inspection and other compliance services, announced today that it has acquired Cal-Matrix Metrology Inc.

US Airways Group Inc and American Airlines parent AMR Corp are in the final stages of negotiating a merger

THQ Inc said it received court approval to sell its assets to various buyers for about $72 million and will split up following the sale

Mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process GUIDE TO EU MERGER PROCESS DEADLINES: The European Commission has 25 working days after a deal is filed for a first-stage review.

McGraw-Hill acquires a 20 percent equity stake in Denmark-based adaptive learning company McGraw-Hill Education today announced a deal to acquire a 20 percent equity stake in Area9 Aps, the Denmark-based adaptive learning company.

Reliance Financial announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Citigroup Trust-Delaware

Cisco Systems Inc said it will buy Israeli software maker Intucell for about $475 million in cash Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced its intent to acquire privately held Intucell.

Further Positions MSCI as a Leading Provider of Performance Analysis and Risk Transparency MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Investor Force Holdings, Inc.

ESPN and World's Best Selling Camera Agree to Three-Year Sponsorship Deal GoPro, maker of the world's best selling camera, is teaming with ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, to bring the action of the X Games to life likenever before.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish counselor was sentenced to 103 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually abusing a young female patient over three years

Education Holdings 1 Inc filed for bankruptcy protection a month after it agreed to settle allegations that it had made claims for tutoring services that it had not provided