Royalty Pharma has expressed confidence in its bid to buy out Irish drugmaker Elan, saying that its takeover offer is an attractive alternative.

Fiat's executive Sergio Marchionne expects the merger between the Italian carmaker and United States' Chrysler to close by the end of the year once he agrees on the buyout of the stake in the American unit.

Deutsch Telekom said in a statement it received no objection from DOJ as it completes merger between its T-Mobile and MetroPCS.

U.S. silver mining company Hecla Mining Co. is set to buy Aurizon Mines Ltd. as part of its attempt to gain access to a Quebec gold mine.

MetroPCS faces pressure from P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, which owns about 2% of its shares, to update the merger documents with the Deustche Telekom AG's unit T-Mobile USA to reflect T-Mobile's earnings.

Private equity firm CVC is holding early talks with McCarthy & Stone's former chairman Alan Bowkett to decide on the bid for acquiring the UK's argest retirement home builder.

Carlsberg is bidding for buyout of 30.31% share in Chinese brewer Chongqing Brewer Co. as it hopes growth in China.

Natural gas explorer Ophir Energy Plc of Great Britain is turning into a potential takeover target as it demonstrates to have size bigger than its capability to develop assets on its own.

Petronas or Petroliam Nasional is being urged by Employees Provident Fund to increase its price to buyout liquefied natural gas shipper MISC.

Shares in Australia's rural broadcaster Southern Cross Media climbed to 22-month high when newspaper The Australian revealed that the company's board met about possible Nine Entertainment Co. merger.