U.S. stocks jumped on Monday as more merger and acquisition activity in the last days of the third quarter encouraged investors following three sessions of losses.
The global market for initial public offerings rebounded decisively in the third quarter, on the strength of large deals in Asia and a U.S. market that emerged from its doldrums.
Cadbury Chief Executive Todd Stitzer noted that past deals in the industry have been agreed at higher multiples than that implied by the offer from Kraft, according to a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch note obtained by Reuters.
Walden Media has rubbed the lamp and picked up Gene, a modern take on the classic genie story from writer Randi Mayem Singer.
This year's Toronto film festival lowers its final curtain this weekend after 10 days of red carpet premieres and industry networking that produced few movie deals but showcased some good bets for Oscars.
Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein said on Thursday that he sees potential for more IPOs from Carlyle's portfolio companies and said leverage for new deals is returning.
Exclusive deals between mobile phone makers and carriers got support on Thursday from two Republican members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which is probing if the arrangements harm consumers in rural markets.
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered is set to invest in a number of South Korean companies in the next 18 months as it sees good potential for minority stake purchases in the environment industry.
Brazil's JBS SA said on Wednesday that it would take over bankrupt U.S. chicken company Pilgrim's Pride Corp and Brazilian rival Bertin, in deals that will propel it to the top of the world meat industry with $30 billion in annual revenue.
Private equity giant Blackstone Group is starting to see attractive opportunities in real estate again, after waiting on the sidelines for deals since 2007, its chief operating officer Tony James said on Tuesday.
MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources LLC said it has agreed with units of Chesapeake Energy Corp and Statoil Hydro ASA to process gas at its new Majorsville processing plant in West Virginia.
Motorola Inc unveiled on Thursday a new cellphone that uses Google software and features easier access to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, but some analysts said it might not be enough to turn around the company's money-losing handset business.
The Toronto International Film Festival will pull back the curtain for its 34th edition this week, as an unofficial kick-off to the Oscars for an industry whose glitz factor has been dulled by the slumping economy.
Kraft Foods Inc is once again turning to Europe to try to boost sales and improve margins, hoping to convince Cadbury to accept a buyout that could start a new round of food industry consolidation.
U.S. banking regulators partially retreated from a much-criticized proposal to impose new rules on private equity investment in troubled banks, aiming to encourage responsible investment in distressed banks.
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, aims to sign a series of deals with key Taiwanese firms this week, helping them gain access into China's rapidly growing telecoms market.
Macquarie Group on Wednesday unveiled separate deals in the US and China, continuing a trend of consolidation in its fund management business.
U.S. Apache Corp (APA) is to sign three oil and gas deals on Thursday worth $30 million for a total of 14 wells in three areas of Egypt's Western Desert, the Oil Ministry said in a statement.
The Australian unit of Swiss bank UBS AG thriving, even as its parent struggles in the global financial crisis, and has earned a reputation for snatching deals from rivals and making a success of them.
China is undeterred by recent Sino-Australian tensions and is gearing up for a slew of deals down under in everything from iron ore to property, bankers and lawyers say.
Despite weakening second home purchases in 2008, the long-term demand looks favorable for the second-home market because there are large numbers of people in the prime years for buying a second home.
Britain's Resolution , an acquisitions vehicle founded by tycoon Clive Cowdery, clinched the first of a hoped-for trio of deals with the 1.86 billion pound ($3.1 billion) takeover of insurer Friends Provident .
