M & A / Tags / Deal

M & A Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said Friday it is exiting a deal with a group of private investors who had intended to buy the company, saying those buyers intentionally breached the terms of their agreement. Israel-based Gilat said the in.. Read More

M & A Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GF Data Resources (GFDR), a proprietary database that collects detailed data on private-equity transactions valued between $10 million and $250 million, today released its Middle Market M&A Valuation Report for the.. Read More

M & A Wed Aug 20, 2008 @ 12:03pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Microsoft Corp., expanding on an alliance with Novell Inc., has agreed to buy as much as $100 million more for subscription certificates for Novell's Linux products, Novell said Wednesday. That comes on top of the $240 million in u.. Read More

M & A Tue Aug 5, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Bertelsmann AG will sell its 50-percent stake in Sony BMG to Sony Corp. in a $1.2 billion deal, the companies announced Tuesday, giving the Japanese company full ownership of the joint venture whose roster of artists include Ali.. Read More

M & A Thu Jul 31, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Brokerage GFI Group says it is in talks with Tullett Prebon about a possible combination of the pairs' operations. GFI Group cautions that the non-exclusive talks will not necessarily lead to a deal being completed. No terms of a potenti.. Read More

M & A Wed Jul 30, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- GREENBELT, Md., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Presidio, Inc., the leading provider of advanced IT infrastructure solutions and professional and managed services, announced today that its debt financing package led by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. was r.. Read More

M & A Sun Jul 27, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. said late Sunday it will go public on the New York Stock Exchange in a deal which calls for the private equity firm to purchase Amsterdam-listed investment fund KKR Private Equity Investors LP. KKR Private E.. Read More

M & A Sat Jul 26, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's (NasdaqGS:SIRI - News) purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc (NasdaqGS:XMSR - News) was approved with conditions by U.S. communications regulators on Friday, clearing the way for a deal that will.. Read More

M & A Thu Jul 24, 2008 @ 9:02am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) -- General Electric's GE Healthcare unit said Thursday it signed a deal to acquire medical products maker Vital Signs Inc. in a deal worth about $860 million. Under the deal, Vital Signs shareholders will receive $74.50 per share in cas.. Read More

M & A Thu Jul 17, 2008 @ 6:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Meeting a regulator's tough conditions for approval of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. may be tough but isn't likely to derail the deal, analysts said Thursday. "These do seem to be onerous.. Read More

M & A Wed Jul 16, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) -- A deal for American company TAG Partners LLC to buy Serie A club Bologna has fallen through. In June, TAG agreed to buy Bologna in a deal valued at $28 million, which would have made it the first Serie A team to be fully owned by a.. Read More

M & A Mon Jul 14, 2008 @ 3:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Great Plains Energy Inc. said Monday it had completed its $1.7 billion purchase of energy provider Aquila Inc., ending more than a year of struggle to acquire its crosstown Kansas City rival. As part of the deal, Rapid City, S.D... Read More

M & A Sun Jul 13, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (NYSE:BUD - News) moved closer to a potential friendly, $50 billion takeover by Belgium-based InBev NV (Brussels:INTB.BR - News), sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday. An announce.. Read More

M & A Fri Jul 11, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) -- News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said his media conglomerate is "very unlikely" to be a part of any deal for Yahoo Inc., scuttling talk that Microsoft Corp. was making headway in enlisting the media mogul as part of a deal to b.. Read More

M & A Fri Jul 11, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky-based chemical company Ashland Inc. said Friday it will acquire Hercules Inc. in a $2.6 billion cash-and-stock deal. Under the agreement, Ashland would acquire all the outstanding shares of Hercules at a price that would r.. Read More

M & A Thu Jul 10, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DETROIT (AP) -- Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to buy rival Rohm and Haas Co. for more than $15 billion in cash in a deal that Dow hopes will fuel its growth in a more lucrative wing of the chemical-making business. "The addition of Rohm and Haas' portfolio.. Read More

M & A Tue Jul 8, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Stockholders of Max & Erma's Restaurants Inc. overwhelmingly approved the sale of the company Tuesday to G&R Acquisition of Pittsburgh. The deal calls for G&R to acquire all shares of Max & Erma's for $4, or about $.. Read More

M & A Mon Jul 7, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Fresenius SE said Monday it has agreed to buy U.S. generic drug maker APP Pharmaceuticals for $3.7 billion in cash in a deal that will give the German health care company more opportunities in the North American market for drugs.. Read More

M & A Mon Jul 7, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- Arrow Electronics Inc., an electronics and computer products distributor, said Monday it completed its acquisition of the components distribution business of Achieva Ltd. Arrow said the deal will immediately add to its earnings in.. Read More

M & A Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming Inc (NasdaqGS:PENN - News) said on Thursday its $6.1 billion takeover pact has been terminated, marking the latest leveraged buyout to crumble amid the tight credit markets and w.. Read More