| Software deal puts Cognos, others in spotlight ) 4.8 billion euros ($6.8 billion) takeover offer for Business Objects BOBJ.PA BOBJ.O has put the spotlight on the remaining players in the business intelligence software market as potential target ...[more] |
| Sallie chairman says buyers could yet sign contract ) chairman Albert Lord told investors on Thursday it is still possible for the consortium, which agreed to buy the student lender for $60 a share in cash, to execute the contract as signed.[more] |
| Nine banks to buy stake in Thomson's TradeWeb The banks are Merrill Lynch MER.N, Goldman Sachs (), JPMorgan Chase (), Credit Suisse (), Lehman Brothers LEH.N, Morgan Stanley (), Deutsche Bank (), Royal Bank of Scotland () and UBS (), Tor ...[more] |
| Insurer Resolution climbs on hopes of higher bids Resolution, Britain's sixth-largest life insurer, said on Wednesday it had rejected a preliminary offer from unlisted Pearl pitched at 660p per share. That is below the current market price a ...[more] |
| Alitalia to hit dead end without partner: chairman Alitalia has shortlisted six potential investors for the Italian state's 49.9 percent stake in the airline, including European rivals Air France-KLM and Lufthansa. Speaking before a c ...[more] |
| EU approves Schering's Organon buy with conditions ) drugs unit Organon BioSciences for 11 billion euros ($15.6 billion). The Commission said the deal as originally filed with Brussels gave rise to competition concerns in 12 veterin ...[more] |
| Ahold to sell its U.S. Tops Markets )AHO.N said on Thursday it had reached an agreement on the sale of its Tops Markets chain to Morgan Stanley Private Equity in a transaction valued at $310 million. The divestment of ...[more] |
| German government, Airbus at odds on plant sales Airbus, a unit of European aerospace group EADS () is trying to sell all or part of several plants in Europe after delays to its A380 superjumbo rocked the company last year but the process i ...[more] |
| Huawei to take 16.5 percent in 3Com ), with the potential to raise its stake by another 5 percent as part of its agreement with Bain Capital to buy 3Com for $2.2 billion, 3Com said. The deal leaves Bain with 83.5 perc ...[more] |
| RWE's Grossmann lays out strategy for growth With limited possibilities for large acquisitions in Europe, the company plans to concentrate on building more power plants in its main markets Britain and in central Europe as quickly as pos ...[more] |
| GE won't decide NBC fate until after Olympics: report ) entertainment unit, will be decided after the Beijing Olympics, with executives at the U.S. conglomerate ruling out a sale before August's showcase event, the Financial Times reported on Thursday ...[more] |