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U.S. sues to undo Microsemi buy of Semicoa assets

Friday, 19 December 2008

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sued Microsemi Corp on Thursday, seeking to reverse its acquisition of semiconductor assets from Semicoa Inc.

source: reuters

La juez desestima la querella criminal contra Habitat

Wednesday, 17 December 2008

La magistrada Eugenia Canal, titular del juzgado de instrucción número 2 de Barcelona, no ha admitido a trámite la querella criminal interpuesta por los minoritarios por presunta estafa y delito societario contra el presidente de Habitat, Bruno Figueras, y sus hermanos Virginia, Román, Berta y Carlos.  Leer

fuente: expansion

CDX Gas LLC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Oil and gas exploration company CDX Gas LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court documents.

source: reuters

Air France not happy about sale of Austrian Airlines

Friday, 12 December 2008

Air France-KLM has filed a complaint with the European Union over Lufthansa’s takeover of Austrian Airlines.

source: thomson

OFT reviews Aggregate Industries/ Atlantic Aggregates merger

Thursday, 11 December 2008

The Office of Fair Trading is inviting comments on the completed acquisition by Aggregate Industries of Atlantic Aggregates, to consider whether the deal is a relevant merger situation.

source: thomson

EU approves French capital injections

Monday, 8 December 2008

French authorities have won approval from the European Commission to inject capital into certain ailing banks to stabilise the financial markets and enable French banks to increase lending.

source: thomson

UK court hears Lloyds/HBOS challenge

Monday, 8 December 2008

A last-ditch legal challenge to derail Lloyds TSB’s takeover of HBOS is being heard by the UK’s competition appeals body on Monday just days before investors are due to vote on the deal.

source: thomson

China to probe BHP-Rio bid on day it failed

Saturday, 6 December 2008

China’s new anti-monopoly authorities were due to begin their review of BHP Billiton’s bid for Rio Tinto on the very day BHP scrapped its bid, a senior anti-monopoly official said on Friday.

source: thomson

Citi completes sale of Citibank

Saturday, 6 December 2008

Credit Mutuel completes 5.2bn German acquisition

source: thomson

EU clears Merrill Lynch takeover

Saturday, 6 December 2008

European Commission clears takeover of US investment bank by Bank of America.

source: thomson

Axinn’s Keeley on antitrust lawsuits and President-elect Obama

Friday, 5 December 2008

the deal

NY justice throws out JPMorgan-Bear merger lawsuit

Friday, 5 December 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A shareholder lawsuit against the merger of JPMorgan Chase & Co and the crippled investment bank Bear Stearns Cos was dismissed on Thursday.

source: reuters

Justicia desestima la impugnación de Ferrovial y aprueba el concurso de Habitat

Friday, 5 December 2008

El Juzgado Mercantil número 3 de Barcelona ha aprobado el concurso de acreedores voluntario de la inmobiliaria Habitat, al considerar acreditada la “situación de insolvencia inminente” de la compañía.  Leer

fuente: expansion

El juez aprueba el concurso de Habitat y desestima la impugnación de Ferrovial

Thursday, 4 December 2008

El Juzgado Mercantil número 3 de Barcelona aprobó hoy el concurso de acreedores voluntario de la inmobiliaria Habitat, por considerar acreditada la ·situación de insolvencia inminente· de la compañía.La declaración de concurso se registra después…[+]

fuente: cotizalia

La CNMV aprueba la emisión de obligaciones convertibles de Colonial por 1.429 millones

Thursday, 4 December 2008

La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) ha aprobado el folleto de la emisión de obligaciones convertibles que por un importe de 1.429 millones de euros llevará a cabo Inmobiliaria Colonial este mes de diciembre, informó hoy la compañía.La…[+]

fuente: cotizalia

OFT examines possible JJB Sports merger

Thursday, 4 December 2008

Shares in UK sports retailer JJB Sports have fallen by at least 20% to 12p after the Office Fair Trading invited comments on stake-building by a rival.

source: thomson

EU extends review of Teva bid for Barr Pharma

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday extended its review of Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical’s bid to acquire US biopharmaceutical and generic drugs marketer Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.

source: thomson

EDF makes British Energy remedy offer

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

French nuclear energy provider EDF has offered commitments to the European Commission as part of its proposed acquisition of British Energy.

source: thomson

EU clears Deutsche/Lloyds/BNP to buy Porterbrook

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Deutsche Bank, Lloyds TSB and BNP Paribas gained clearance on Monday from the European Commission to jointly acquire Porterbrook Leasing, which supplies operating leases for railway rolling stock and equipment to British train operators.

source: thomson

VW law change approved

Sunday, 30 November 2008

Germany’s upper house of parliament approved a revised law governing Volkswagen on Friday, a day after the European Commission gave Germany two months to alter the law that shields the carmaker from takeover.

source: thomson