M&S again reported to be subject of takeover bid, this time from the Qatari Investment Authority. The famed British retailer Marks and Spencer became rife with bid speculation again after a year of weak trading and flat share prices.
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AB InBev and Justice Dept extend talks
AB InBev and DOJ continue discussions on sale to Constellation of Grupo Modelo brands and brewery. Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and the Justice Department will seek court permission to extend talks on a settlement proposal of a lawsuit blocking the beermakers acquisition of Grupo Modelo SAB.
Time Spin Off Cuts Both Ways
Time Inc will split from Warner Inc. The creation of the largest publicly traded magazine publishing company may just be the portent of deals that would also include ownership stakes in People Magazine and Sports Illustrated.
Stifel Acquires Knight's Fixed Income and Trading Business
Stilfel acquires Knight Capital's fixed income sales and trading team. Stifel Financial Corp announced it is acquiring Knight Capital Group. The St Louis based brokerage firm would be acquiring the fixed income sales and trading team of Knight, comprising one hundred individual employees.
Viko Hires Credit Suisse for Sale
Viko contemplates sale and hires Credit Suisse for assistance. Viko, the family owned electric appliances manufacturer from Turkey, has hired Credit Suisse to sell the company for a price tag between US$500 million to US$1 billion.
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Canada's largest pension fund eyes purchase of uranium enrichment firm. One of the world's biggest pension funds in the world, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is interested in acquiring Urenco, the nuclear fuel production firm.
Chinese investments through IADB show Chinese interest in the regional market. China will be investing in the Interamerican Development Bank's projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Impregilo's shares would not be delisted, according to Salini CEO. Salini, the famed builder of Italy, is not planning to delist Impregilo should their takeover plans of the company be a success.
Ackman's investors seeking clarifications on investments in JC Penney and Herbalife. Two of the institutional investors comprising William Ackman's US$12 billion hedge fund are planning to ask more information on the investment made in beleaguered retailer JC Penney.
Italian bank UniCredit to sell off Kazakh bank ATF. Italy's largest bank by assets, UniCredit is on the verge of announcing the sale of ATF Bank. ATF Bank is its Kazakhstan unit and the sale was confirmed by three sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Ameren to sell merchant generation business to Dynegy. Ameren Corp, the American power company, will be selling off its merchant generation business to Dyegen Inc.
AT&T puts to rest speculations on the sale of its non-core assets. AT&T announced last Thursday that it would be selling off its non-core assets in order to gain additional financial flexibility.
Hostess brand Drake's to be bought by McKee Foods. Bankrupt snack cake icon Hostess Brands Inc announced that its Drake's snack cake subsidiary would be purchased by McKee Foods Corp.
DirecTV withdraws from race to buy Vivendi's GVT. The largest American satellite television provider, DirecTV, has ended its chase of Vivendi's GVT.
