As share values jumped, the bigger issues for the Applied Materials-Tokyo Electron merger would be the regulatory approvals from three countries and the length of time for those approvals to be obtained.
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Intu Properties, Canada Pension Plan venture to buy Spanish mall
Intu Properties partnered with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to buy a Spanish mall for EUR 162 million or USD 220 million.
Cooper Tire asks court to require immediate close of its deal with Apollo
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co filed a complaint in the Delaware Chancery Court to compel Apollo Tyres in closing its acquisition transaction soon, said a Reuters report.
Gannett raises USD1.25 billion for Belo acquisition
The Washington Business Journal said Gannett Co Inc was able to raise USD1.25 billion in debt offering to fund its USD2.2 billion acquisition of Belo Corp.
Strathspey Crown purchases Evolus for undisclosed amount
Strathspey Crown acquired Evolus, giving its subsidiary Alphaeon Corporation the exclusive license to market the neurotoxin developed by Daewoon Pharmaceutical.
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Google Inc confirmed through a spokesperson that it had acquired Flutter, a startup company in development of a hand gesture interface technology.
Greenline Financial Technologies specialized in Financial Information Exchange was acquired by CameronTec through a buyout.
Credit analysts said that the divestment of DONG Energy's 26% stake to two funds managed by Goldman Sachs and two Danish pension funds may lead to a reassessment of its negative credit outlook.
Blackstone completed its acquisition of Multi Corporation. Private equity firm Blackstone recently finalized its purchase of Multi Corporation, a Netherlands-based shopping center.
Fonciere des Regions bought a total number of 4,000 homes for EUR 351 million or USD 477 million. Paris-based Fonciere des Regions (FDR) purchased 4,000 homes in Germany for a total of EUR 351 million or USD 477 million.
UniCredit submitted a preliminary offer to purchase Poland's Bank BGZ, said a Reuters report. UniCredit is the biggest bank by assets in Italy. The financial lender had submitted a preliminary offer to acquire Poland's Bank BGZ, according to a Reuters report.
Citing the The Washington Post, Techcrunch said Amazon Inc Chief executive officer Jeff Bezos completed his acquisition of the 136 year-old newspaper today.
The price of CHF398 million or USD439 million was paid by hedge fund firms Avista and Nordic Capital for Acino Holding.
Today, American Tower Corporation announced completed acquisition of MIP Tower Holdings LLC, the parent firm of Global Tower Partners.
