The proposed deal between the New York Stock Exchange Euronext and Deutsche Börse AG that would create the world's largest financial exchange has apparently run into some controversy with New York Senator Charles Schumer's unintended revelations on post-merger management authority.
South Africa's Competition Commission has recommended that retail group Wal-Mart's proposed acquisition of 51 percent of equity in Massmart be approved without conditions, the two companies said in a statement on Saturday.
The Chinese Cabinet has announced that it will constitute a panel to look into foreign acquisitions of local companies.
A US hedge fund has objected to DuPont's $5.8 billion bid for Danisco, a global enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, according to a report from Reuters.
Google is in advanced talks to acquire video website Next New Networks, according to media reports.
Elliott Associates, the $17 billion U.S. hedge fund, added its voice to demands that chemicals giant DuPont raise its $5.8 billion bid for Danisco, the Danish maker of food ingredients and enzymes.
A government panel may urge President Barack Obama to veto Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's acquisition of 3Leaf Systems, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Deutsche Boerse AG's planned takeover of NYSE Euronext faces intense scrutiny from German regulators and European antitrust authorities, potentially imperiling the blockbuster exchange tie-up.
Daily deals website Groupon said on Thursday that Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz had joined its board of directors and that his venture capital firm had taken a stake in the company.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday he supports advanced talks that would place the iconic New York Stock Exchange into the hands of Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is not discussing a merger with any other exchanges, the bourse's CEO said on Thursday, quashing any speculation the TSE will participate in the latest spate of global alliances among stock exchanges.
Micro blogging giant Twitter is said to have held low level acquisition talks with Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Facebook.
The Hong Kong stock exchange said on Thursday it will consider international alliances after Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext announced plans to form the world's biggest trading powerhouse.
Google Inc and Facebook Inc, plus others, have held low level takeover talks with Twitter that give the Internet sensation a value as high as $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Executives at microblogging company Twitter Inc. have held low level talks with executives at Facebook Inc and Google Inc in recent months, about a possible takeover of Twitter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE) said that it is in advanced negotiations with the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TMX Group, regarding a potential merger.
U.S. defence contractor Northrop Grumman expects India to seal a deal to spend $11 billion on new fighter jets by the end of this year, as it supplies fuselage and radars to manufacturers bidding for the order, an executive said on Monday.
The NBA and Marvel announced Monday that the two sides had reached a deal to launch a collection of merchandise featuring NBA logos and colors along with characters from Marvel properties on co-branded apparel and accessories.
AOL Inc. said early Monday morning plans to acquire online news website Huffington Post for $315 million, as part of the companies attempt to turn its business around with a strategy of becoming a top producer of digital content.
Sanofi-Aventis is reportedly expected to sweeten its bid for U.S. biotechnology company Genzyme later this week. The two companies are said to be negotiating a cash deal worth $74 a share or $19 billion, plus extra payments linked to experimental multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada.
AOL has spent $315 million on one of its biggest acquisitions so far, news aggregator Huffington Post, adding another leaf to its portfolio of content which includes other names like TechCrunch and Engadget.
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) might make another deal to acquire U.S. biotech firm Genzyme (Nasdaq: GENZ) before Wednesday, the day Sanofi is scheduled to release its 2010 results, sources have told Reuters.
