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Einhorn Drops Apple Lawsuit

Greenlight ends legal battle with Apple over shareholder vote. In a surprising move, Greenlight Capital has withdrawn its suit against Apple Inc. Greenlight's maverick head David Einhorn sought court intervention to stop the most valuable company in the world's shareholders from voting on a management proposal to prevent the company's ability to issue preferred shares at its discretion.


AIG is Private Again

AIG divests US government of shares over the company. American International Group Inc or AIG has recovered from the 2008 financial crisis after buying out the US government's last financial interest in the formerly beleaguered firm.

Best Buy Rejects Plan

Best Buy closes door on takeover bid of its founder. The latest offer from its minority ownership was considered 'poor' by Best Buy Co. , prompting it to reject the bid by Richard Shulze's private equity sponsors.

Harris Teeter on Track for Record Takeover Valuation

Harris Teeter valued well above market rate, set to be record takeover in its industry. The US grocery store chain Harris Teeter Supermarkets have boasted that it has increased its sales every year in the past decade.


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Morgan Stanley, Main Street and Zions provide financing for OneRoof Energy. A group consisting of Morgan Stanley, Main Street Power Co and Zions Bancorporation has provided OneRoof Energy Inc with a US$100 million facility to enhance its current operations in providing financing for residential solar energy systems.
A Larragoiti representative, Patrick Larragoiti reports that SulAmerica has no plan of listing its stock in the Novo Mercado Chapter.
Valean Pharmaceuticals active to deal but limited in cash. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc is now on a spending spree, actively pursuing both merger and acquisition possibilities according to its CEO Michael Pearson.
Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed investor issues for the long term. Last Wednesday, the much awaited shareholder meeting of Apple Inc was held and CEO Tim Cook took center stage.
Court ruling ordering Argentina to pay debt notes on appeal. Analysts project that Argentina would lose its case against its creditors in its case filed in US courts.
Mylan increases market share with Stride purchase. The world's second largest stand alone generic drugs maker, Mylan Inc has agreed to purchase Stride Acroblab Ltd's injectable medicine unit.
Mediwatch and Genesis Medical have agree to dissolve their joint venture after they did not agree on several commercial aspects during their negotiations.
Freeport reached an agreement to acquire Plains Exploration & Production Co. and McMoran Exploration Co. with proceeds to fund its move to enter oil and gas production market.
Clearwire gets money from Sprint yet still allows bid from Dish. Clearwire Corp announced it would draw on the debt money provided by Sprint Nextel Corp.
The EMEA GSPS business of Morgan Stanley has been sold to Compuetershare. In an announcement, Morgan Stanley had reached an agreement to sell the EMEA market of its Global Stock Plan Services .