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.
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Freeport-McMoran has $7 bln debt financing to fund energy
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.
Truebridge and American Brokerage Consultants Reach Merger Deal
Truebridge has announced that it has acquired American Brokerage Consultants which provides management consulting, strategic assessment, research to banking institutions,
Belgium's Taminco considers US IPO
Belgian chemicals firm Taminco is considering a U.S. flotation after it abandoned plans to list in Brussels during the euro zone crisis.
Japanese financial services company Orix acquires Robeco from owner Rabobank for 1.9 billion euros
Financial services firm Orix has announced that it reached a cash and stock deal to buy asset manager Robeco from owner financial services provider Rabobank for 2.58 billion dollars.
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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.
AMR Corp creditors plan to meet on Monday and could vote on a potential merger agreement between the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, and US Airways Group
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals on Thursday: The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday: India has raised $2.
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.
Shareholders holding about 7.5 million shares of MetroPCS Communications said intends to vote against the company's proposed merger
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Wednesday: Biogen Idec is to take full ownership of blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri after agreeing to pay Irish partner Elan $3.
Biogen Idec agreement to buy Elan Corp's interest in the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri gives Biogen full control of a product that is poised for further growth and ends a long partnership that has often been contentious.
