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News Corp close to selling Myspace: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp is expected to sell the troubled social media site Myspace in the next two days, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Zynga IPO could raise $2 billion, file Wed: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online social game company Zynga plans to raise $1.5 billion to $2 billion in an initial public offering and could file paperwork with U.S. regulators as soon as Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
Carrefour tries to take Brazil retailer from Casino
PARIS/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - France's Carrefour moved on Tuesday to snatch control of Brazil's No. 1 retailer from its archrival Casino , a deal that will expand its presence in a top emerging market but likely face stiff opposition in courts.
Southern to talk to Williams about bid
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Pipeline operator Southern Union , the target of a $4.9 billion takeover bid from Williams Companies Inc , said it planned to discuss the proposal with Williams, but it still favored an earlier $4.1 billion bid from rival Energy Transfer Equity LP .
SEC on lookout for bubble-era IPO practices
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some recent red-hot initial public offerings have the Securities and Exchange Commission concerned that Wall Street's underwriters may be tempted to revive some troubling tech bubble practices.
DealTalk: Zinc miners in crosshairs as prices set to rise
TORONTO/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Zinc producers are betting on higher prices in coming years, bringing a possible round of consolidation as miners jockey to reap the benefits.
TerreStar accepts Dish bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp appears set to buy the assets of bankrupt telecommunications company TerreStar Networks Inc for $1.375 billion, after no competing bids were received.
DealTalk: After L-3, activists drool over Textron
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cessna aircraft maker Textron Inc could be a prime target for activist investors scouring the aerospace and defense industry for breakup targets as activists move up the food chain.
Advisory firms may give LSE an edge bid for TMX
TORONTO (Reuters) - Endorsements from two leading proxy advisory firms could turn out to be the London Stock Exchange's secret weapon as it bids for the widely held TMX Group , operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
McCormick to buy Polish spice maker for $291 million
(Reuters) - McCormick & Co said it would buy privately held Polish peer Kamis for about $291 million (830 million Polish zloty) to expand in the European market, lifting the U.S. spice maker's shares to a life-time high.
- Finance: Bankia IPO prospectus seen on Wednesday
- Technology: Dish stands alone in TerreStar bid: sources
- Healthcare: Icagen shares jump on potential deal with Pfizer
- Consumer: Investec says buy SABMiller despite Foster's bid
- Energy: Timeline: The bidding race for Southern Union
- Industrials: GDF Suez may buy control of Duke's Latam assets: report
- M&A: CORRECTED-BRIEF-Brooks Automation Q3 outlook
- Bankruptcy: UPDATE 4-Madoff judge: Feeder fund investors cannot recover
- IPOs: UPDATE 5-Zynga IPO could raise $2 bln, file Wed -source
- Private Capital: UPDATE 2-BTG Pactual raises $1.6 bln for Brazil buyouts
- Hedge Funds: Venture firms seek light green tech bets
- Regulatory: UPDATE 4-Madoff judge: Feeder fund investors cannot recover
Global M&A pace set to slow
Mergers and acquisitions declined in Q2, the first sequential quarterly fall in more than a year, casting gloom on hopes of a reviving world economy that will prompt executives to put their cash-rich balance sheets to work. Full Article | Related Story
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