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ARS CORPORATE appointed Partner by M&A Europe

ARS CORPORATE, an independent mergers and acquisitions advisory boutique with offices in Madrid and Barcelona has been appointed Spanish partner of M&A Europe during the international convention held recently in Israel. ARS CORPORATE focus on mid-market and is managed by the founding partners Jordi Blasco and Martin Mayer.

 

M&A Europe, established in 2004, is a global network more than 30 leading mergers and acquisitions boutiques in 29 countries with proven track-record and expertise. The advisory firms of the network manage several services related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructuring activities on behalf of clients. In 2010, M&A Europe concluded a variety of transactions within different industries and sectors with an aggregate deal value exceeding USD 1bn.

 

As a partner of the worldwide network M&A Europe, ARS CORPORATE offers an extended value proposition especially to those companies that are considering cross-border activities. To count with an advisor network that has the necessary local insight all over the globe is very much appreciated in any mid-market cross-border deal.

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M&A Buoys Stock Markets

US markets rallied Monday behind a sling of mergers and strong earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite and the Standard
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Defense Mergers Opposed by U.S.

U.S. Opposes Defense Mergers The Pentagon's procurement chief is expected to tell Wall Street Wednesday that the Defense Department opposes consolidation among top-tier military contractors.

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Beazley eyeing deals as Lloyd’s gets set for an M&A boom

it was on the hunt for deals as bankers eye a boom in mergers and acquisitions among companies that do business at the 320-year-old insurance market.
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Mergers and Acquisitions – Brands And Patents Standard Introduced In Austria

as measurable assets for shareholders and stakeholders as well as the importance of intangible assets in the sale or mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were
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Want to profit from mergers? This is the sector to watch

By MoneyWeek Editor John Stepek Feb 08, 2011 The biggest M&A story yesterday was news that UK-based drilling services company Ensco is buying deep-water
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Danaher Says Beckman Takeover, Its Largest, Limits 2011 Mergers

8 (Bloomberg) — Danaher Corp. said mergers and acquisitions in the next six to nine months will be curtailed after its agreement to buy Beckman Coulter
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Total Deal Volume in the Global Metals Sector Rises 7% in 2010, According to PwC

8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume in the global metals sector showed improvement in 2010, rising to 101 deals,
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Carter Sees Defense Company Mergers, Spinoffs Within Limits

“Far from being discouraging” to mergers and acquisitions, “we are actually quite welcome to that because we expect industry to make adjustments,” in
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Nycomed to acquire Colombian company Farmacol

Nycomed /Nycomed to acquire Colombian company Farmacol Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Nycomed signs an agreement for …

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Steel takeover plan powers Tokyo shares

Tokyo shares rallied Friday as investors cheered robust earnings and a major takeover in the steel sector. The Nikkei 225 stock average rose 1.1 percent to 10,550.02, as much of the region took a break for the Lunar New Year holidays.

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Standard Bank eyes $360 mln for Troika stake-paper

* May sell Troika stake to Russia's Sberbank * Sberbank has agreed to buy Troika – Russian media JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Standard Bank (SBKJ.J: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ),Africa's …

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AAR may sell TNK-BP stake to Rosneft or govt-paper

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) – AAR, the consortium of Russianshareholders of TNK-BP (TNBP.MM: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) may sell its stake in the oilfirm to Rosneft (ROSN.MM: Quote , Profile …

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[$$] Deutsche Bank Seeks Commodity M&A

Deutsche Bank Seeks Commodity M&A Deutsche Bank said it is hunting for acquisitions in commodities trading, joining the scramble among investment banks to take advantage of the boom in raw-material prices as fixed-income trading cools.

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[$$] Takeover Hopes Drive Up Interest in BJ’s Warehouse

Takeover Hopes Drive Up Interest in BJ's Warehouse BJ's Wholesale Club's options popped to record volume as takeover hopes heated up.

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GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. data, M&A lifts stocks; job report, Egypt eyed

* Japan's Nikkei jumps 1.1 percent on steel M&A * Nippon Steel, Sumitomo to create world's no.2 steelmaker * Dollar rebound weighs on commodities, euro slips * Copper eases after hitting record …

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[$$] Panasonic Deal Shows Beijing’s M&A Clout

Panasonic Deal Shows Beijing's M&A Clout Panasonic has agreed to sell a battery business to comply with a Chinese antitrust ruling, highlighting Beijing's growing influence over major global M&A deals.

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General Electric closes $3B acquisition of Dresser

General Electric Co. said Tuesday it completed its $3 billion acquisition of turbine maker Dresser Inc. Dresser is based in Addison, Texas, and was owned by funds managed by Riverstone Holdings LLC and First Reserve Corp.

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ARM says acquisition would be misguided

Speculation Britain's ARM Holdings Plc could become a takeover target is misguided and ignores the importance of the chip designer staying independent, ARM's president said.

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UPDATE 2-Deals of the day — mergers and acquisitions

** MI Developments (MIMa.TO: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) has reached definitiveagreements that would end Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach'scontrol of the company, it said in a statement …

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Atos Origin signs a binding agreement to acquire Siemens IT Solutions and Services

Paris, 1 February 2011 – Atos Origin, an international IT services company, announced that it has signed today with Siemens a final binding agreement to acquire Siemens IT Solutions and Services and to …

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New Issue-Blue Merger Sub sells $1.3 bln in notes

Feb 1 (Reuters) – Blue Merger Sub Inc, to be merged with and into Del Monte Foods Co (DLM.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) on Tuesday sold $1.3billion of senior notes in the 144a private placement …

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Aben Resources Enters into Agreement with Eagle Plains Resources to Acquire Two Yukon Properties and Northwest Territories Permits

Aben Resources Ltd. /Aben Resources Enters into Agreement with Eagle Plains Resources to Acquire Two Yukon Properties and Northwest Territories Permits Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters.The …

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Genzyme closes sale of diagnostic products unit

Genzyme Corp. said Tuesday it completed the sale of its diagnostic products business to Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. for $265 million in cash.

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Merger Notification Threshold Revised Upward

In general, the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) must be notified in advance of proposed mergers and acquisitions when the assets or revenues of the target
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3 Funds to Get into the 2011 M&A Action

Last year, global mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity spiked 22.9% to $2.4 trillion. The most active area was in the emerging markets.
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Mining Mergers Fuel Second-Best Start for Canadian Takeovers in 12 Years

By Doug Alexander – Tue Feb 01 2011 Canadian companies were involved in $16.4 billion in announced mergers and acquisitions in January,
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A window of opportunity for technology mergers & acquisitions in 2011

financing liquidity is opening a window of opportunity for technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, says a new report by PwC published today.
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Korea Express sale to trigger local M&A frenzy

By Kim Tong-hyung Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, which ground to a halt during the economic turmoil, is back with a bang. Among the firms sparking
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ProLogis and AMB Property to Merge

ProLogis, the warehouse operator, and AMB Property have agreed to merge in a deal that will create a real estate company with a market value of $24 billion.

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Pre-Paid Legal Services to be Acquired for $650 Million

Pre-Paid Legal Services inked a deal on Sunday with two newly created MidOcean entities: MidOcean PPL Holdings and PPL Acquisition Corp.

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Genzyme opens books to Sanofi in takeover talks

U.S. biotechnology company Genzyme Corp agreed to open its books to French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA, a sign that the two sides may be close to a merger.

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Telecom Italia sells Cuban telecom stake

Telecom Itlaia has sold its stake in the Cuban telecommuniations Company ETECSA to the Cuban company Rafin S.A. Telecom Italia sold its entire 27 percent stake in the company for $760 million.

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Pall jumps 10% as analyst eyes takeover scenario

Pall Corp. jumped 10% to $53.79 early Monday after Credit Suisse upgraded the maker of medical and industrial water filtration systems to outperform from neutral. Credit Suisse said Pall could be a takeover target, with the company's chief executive planning to retire by March 2012 or earlier.

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EU mergers and takeovers (Jan 31)

BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The following are mergers underreview by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EUmerger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS: — Consumer health products firm Johnson …

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Bain close to stake buy in India’s Hero Honda-report

MUMBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm BainCapital and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp are close to buying a minority stake in India's largest motorcyclemaker Hero Honda (HROH.BO: …

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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 01/31: AMB/PLD, PPD, ANR/MEE

AMB Property Corporation (NYSE: AMB) and ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) announced a definitive agreement to combine through a merger of equals, with the companies
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M&A Activity May Charge Up Utility ETFs

To combat rising costs, companies in the electric utilities sector have been looking toward mergers and acquisitions to keep profits steady and maintain
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ETF Trends
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Weil Expands Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice: Laurent Faugérolas Joins

NEW YORK–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, an international law firm, further expanded its global mergers & acquisitions practice
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Flurry of deals signals recovery

Minnesota-affiliated investment firms closed 298 mergers and acquisitions in 2010. That compares with 152 in 2009 and 230 in 2008, according to Dealogic and
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