The mergers and acquisitions activity in the Southeastern portion of the US rose 17% last year, according to data from Mergermarket Group news service, The Tennessean reported.
Mergers and acquisitions activity
A study from Scorpio Partnership, a consultancy group based in London, showed that mergers and acquisitions among wealth managers have gone up this year, Bloomberg reported.
Life Technologies Corp members of the board approved through voting the company's merger with Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Sirius XM Radio recently closed the acquisition deal with Agero Inc.
Nate Robinson signed a contract with Denver Nuggets worth US$4.03 million.
Allergan Inc became US$9.6 billion cheaper for acquirers who would want to purchase the Botox wrinkle treatment.
Michael Wekerle obtained Difference Capital Financial Icc's Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures for US$10.75 million.
Japanese bank ORIX acquired 90% stake in Robeco.
Montagu Private Equity bought CliniSys from ECI for 2.5 times the initial investment.
McKesson Corp and Cardinal Health Inc are in talks with Celesio for its stakes, two sources said.
Celtic Exploration Ltd can now be acquired by giant energy firm ExxonMobile when Ottawa approved the merger under the Investment Canada Act.
Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Tom Emmet to lead merger and acquisition activities in the Middle East and North America.
TSYS widens its presence in prepaid card market through its plan to purchase debit card provider NetSpend Holdings Inc.
Capital One agrees to sell its buy card portfolio to Citigroup in 7 billion-dollar deal.
Global stock markets rose on Tuesday as U.S. stocks were boosted by news of yet another possible merger that suggested there is still room to the upside, while a pick-up in German economic sentiment supported European stocks.
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