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.
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First Quantum to Extend C$5.1 Billion Bid for Rival Inmet Mining Corp.
First Quantum may slightly extend its offer for Inmet as it resolves regulatory barriers, its president, Clive Newall, disclosed.
BH Media Group Acquires Lorton Family's Tulsa World
BH Media has announced that it bought the daily newspaper published by the Lortons in an undisclosed amount.
Retail M&A Activity Will Continue to Rebound in 2013 - Survey
According to a new survey from BDO USA, LLP, nearly all retail CFOs expect merger and acquisition activity will increase or remain steady in 2013.
US Airways, American Airlines Name Executives to Lead Merger
The airline companies have appointed executives after concluding a merger which would become the biggest air carrier in the world.
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Private equity defined in simple terms. Private equity is simply a class of assets that include equity securities in operating companies that are not bought and sold in the stock exchange.
There have been many foreign companies related to agriculture that are courting Malaysia for investment plans.
Brazil's OGX Petroleo is being rumored to have a plan of selling a stake to Malaysian oil company Petronas.
SAP acquires SmartOps for long term plans. SAP AG announced that it is in the process of acquiring SmartOps, a provider of inventory and service level optimization software programming.
Research shows that more companies in the U.S. are set to increase their spending for 2013, implying a boost for the American economy.
Canada's OMERS pension fund poised to make major purposes in 2013. OMERS, one of Canada's leading pension funds, announced last Friday that it is now in the process of diversifying its portfolio away from traditional areas such as North America, the United Kingdom and Western Europe.
No one is safe without the numbers, message sent to industry by Heinz buyout. The buyout of H. J. Heinz by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and others have placed many food executives of known brands properly warned that they either shape up or be shipped out.
SAP paves way to develop real-time supply chain software solutions as it plans to merge with SmartOps
Credit rally makes hedge fund managers nervous for 2013. Hedge fund managers are scampering for safety as a huge credit rally evaporates investor confidence in the market.
