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Federal Court Approves MBF, BUPA Merger: Health insurer MBF Australia Ltd and BUPA Australia Health Pty Ltd have received the green light from the Federal Court of Australia to combine their businesses.On Monday, MBF policyholders voted in favour of the $2.4 billion friendly takeover by BUPA Australia, the domestic arm of the British owned BUPA...; Tags: AAP, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Merger, Policyholder, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insurance, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software; News items 2008-05-14
Hunter Strikes Back at Tesco in Garden Centre War: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Scotland's richest man struck back against a move by Tesco to strengthen its grip on Dobbies Garden Centres DGC, seeking a court order to block a planned rights issue that could dilute his stake. Dobbies said on Friday that Tom Hunter's West...; Tags: Britain, DGSE Companies Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Retail, Scotland, Tesco, Tractor Supply Co., West Coast Capital; News items 2008-05-09
Grant Kenny Buys Private Aviation Firm: Olympian and former ironman Grant Kenny has acquired Western Australia's largest privately owned aviation company, Slingair Heliwork WA, in a multi-million transaction.The Kununurra-headquartered company comprises two divisions, Slingair fixed-wing aircraft and Heliwork WA helicopters.It provides scenic air tours and safaris, and operates charter services, such as mining exploration and...; Tags: AAP, East Coast, Acquisition, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Aircraft, Business, Aerospace & Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Manufacturing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations; News items 2008-05-06
TNS Rejects Improved WPP Offer: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Marketing research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS rejected an improved 996 million pound takeover approach from WPP Group WPP, saying it still undervalued the company. TNS instead wants to press ahead with nil-premium merger talks with German market research firm GfK...; Tags: Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Marketing Research, Investment, Finance, TNS Inc., Wausau Paper Corp.; News items 2008-05-13
United Airlines Names New Chief Operating Officer: CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp's UAUA United Airlines on Thursday named John Tague to the position of chief operating officer, a move one industry expert said may represent a management reshuffling ahead of a possible merger with US Airways Group LCC....; Tags: UAL Corp., United Airlines, quarterly loss, cancellation, U.S. company, Chicago, recovery, quarterly revenue, Thomson Reuters Corp., merger; News items 2008-05-08

Westpac May Offer Premium For St George: Westpac Banking Corporation is in talks with St George Bank Ltd about a merger that will create Australia's biggest financial services company.A combined Westpac and St George would create a $64 billion entity, bigger than the sharemarket capitalisation of either Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd or National Australia Bank...; Tags: Bank, Merger, Australia, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Services, Investment, Finance, AAP; News items 2008-05-12
TUI Travel Buoyed By Strong Summer 2008 Trading: By Matthew Scuffham LONDON (Reuters UK) - TUI Travel TT, Europe's biggest travel firm, said demand for summer holidays remained strong as it reported a lower first half loss, sending its shares over 3 percent higher on Tuesday. The group, created last year from the tie-up...; Tags: Pound, Group, Merger, U.K., TUI Travel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Trane; News items 2008-05-13
UAL Pilots Leader Pans Possible Merger With US Air: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A "toxic stew" of problems with pilots and other issues at US Airways Inc LCC would imperil any merger between that carrier and United Airlines, the leader of the United pilots' union said on Tuesday. While United has its own...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., merger, UAL Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., carrier, leader, Washington, quarterly loss, financial, Thomson Reuters Corp., performance, stock, marketing; News items 2008-04-29
Countrywide Falls on Worry Over B of A Merger: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp CFC shares fell nearly 6 percent on Friday on renewed speculation that Bank of America Corp BAC will renegotiate or cancel its agreement to buy the largest U.S. mortgage lender. The second-largest U.S. bank agreed in...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Countrywide Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp., merger, stock, agreement, New York, investor, equity, Thomson Reuters Corp., analyst, bank; News items 2008-05-09
TNS Rejects WPP Offer: NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS has rejected an unsolicited proposal from advertising group WPP WPP to buy it for 950 million pounds, it said on its Web site on Sunday. WPP on Saturday offered cash and shares worth 2.30...; Tags: Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc., WPP, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Investment, Finance, TNS Inc., Wausau Paper Corp.; News items 2008-05-05
The Press Release of the Future: The proposed merger between Delta and Northwest Airlines has already produced one visionary byproduct: the press release of the future. That's the word from Harvard Online blogger Scott Berinato, who drools over the effectiveness of this joint announcement, which is not so much press release as communications...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Sean Silverthorne, Scott Berinato, merger; Blog posts 2008-04-29
UAL, USAir in "very Advanced" Merger Talks: Sources: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp UAUA and US Airways Group Inc LCC are in "very advanced" merger talks, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. A deal, one of the sources said, could be finalized...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, UAL Corp., United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., merger, Washington, knowledge, Thomson Reuters Corp., negotiation, marketing; News items 2008-04-28
NAB's Great Western Purchase Approved: National Australia Bank Ltd's $900 million purchase of US regional lender Great Western Bank has been approved by the American central bank.The US Federal Reserve board's approval of NAB's acquisition of Great Western's holding company was the last banking regulatory approval needed for the acquisition.NAB originally announced the purchase...; Tags: Acquisition, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Banking, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Financial Services, AAP; News items 2008-04-28
NYSE Euronext Profits Triple: NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters UK) - NYSE Euronext's NYX quarterly earnings rose more than three-fold as European trading volumes hit records, the company said on Tuesday. The trans-Atlantic exchange beat forecasts as it reaped higher-than-expected technology-related savings. NYSE Euronext's first-quarter net income rose to $230 million...; Tags: NYSE Euronext, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Investment, Finance, CME Group Inc.; News items 2008-05-06
Clear Channel Trial Begins in New York: NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - The trial over the financing of the $20 billion (10.3 billion pound) Clear Channel Communications CCU buyout began in New York State Court on Tuesday, after being adjourned from Monday. Clear Channel said on Monday that talks between the parties ...; Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Financial Services, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations; News items 2008-05-13
G4S Upbeat But Shares Dip on Placement Move: By Kim McLaughlin COPENHAGEN (Reuters UK) - Anglo-Danish security services firm G4S GFS said on Tuesday its underlying performance was slightly ahead of management's expectations and that it was confident about its 2008 performance. But shares in the world's top guard and security firm fell ...; Tags: Acquisition, Growth, Performance, G4S, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Performance Management, Security; News items 2008-05-13
United in Merger Spotlight With US Air, Continental: By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., UAL Corp., Northwest Airlines Corp., merger, American Airlines, carrier, Delta Air Lines Inc., consolidation, alliance, industry, consultant, market capitalization, Thoms; News items 2008-04-27
United in Merger Spotlight With US Air and Continental: By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air Lines DAL...; Tags: Merger, Continental Airlines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., United Airlines, Mergers & Acquisitions, AMR Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.; News items 2008-04-27
Market Researchers Taylor Nelson and GfK in Merger Talks: By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters UK) - Market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS is in talks with Germany's GfK GFKG over a nil-premium merger which would create the world's second-largest market information group by revenue. The plan sent shares in Taylor Nelson up over 14...; Tags: Merger, Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc., GfK, Mergers & Acquisitions, Procter & Gamble Co., Taylor Nelson, TNS Inc., Wausau Paper Corp.; News items 2008-04-29
Going Public Doesn't Pay for Pyramid Brewing: Yesterday's announcement that Burlington, Vermont's Magic Hat Brewing Company plans to acquire Seattle's Pyramid Breweries, Inc. may help the West Coast brewer turn a profit for the first time since 2002. Saddled by almost $1 million in annual costs associated with being public, Pyramid reported a $1.8 million loss in...; Tags: Coast, Craft, Beer, Brewery, Mergers & Acquisitions, Branding, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Nicole Solis; Blog posts 2008-04-30