BERLIN, Jan 18- German online classifieds company Scout24 AG has rejected a 4.7 billion euro takeover offer from private equity firms Hellman& Friedman and Blackstone, potentially paving the way for a bidding war. The paper said U.S. technology-focused buyout firm Silver Lake was expected to be among the bidders looking to acquire Scout24.
LAGOS, Jan 17- Nigerian energy firm Forte Oil plans to enter into talks to sell its power unit to its major investor, billionaire Femi Otedola, after it failed to secure a deal via a public tender. Amperion Power Distribution Company Limited, Forte's power subsidiary, paid $132 million to acquire a 414 megawatt power plant six years ago under a government-led...
Jim Cramer explains why there's been more merger and acquisition activity in recent months and says it's "just getting started."
Jim Cramer explains why there's been more merger and acquisition activity in recent months and says it's "just getting started."
Jim Cramer breaks down the potential behind struggling shipping giant UPS.
Jim Cramer explains why there's been more merger and acquisition activity in recent months and says it's "just getting started."
BRUSSELS, Jan 16- Europe's top court opened the way to a $2 billion damages claim by U.S. delivery company UPS on Wednesday by annulling a 2013 decision to stop it buying Dutch firm TNT Express. The European Court of Justice said the ruling followed a procedural error by the European Commission in its veto, which paved the way for FedEx Corp to acquire TNT Express for...
Jan 16- U.S. financial technology provider Fiserv Inc said on Wednesday it will buy payment processor First Data Corp in a $22 billion all-stock deal.
Fiserv on Wednesday announced plans to buy First Data in an all-stock transaction the companies valued at $22 billion.
*Panalpina to consider 170 franc per share proposal. ZURICH/ COPENHAGEN, Jan 16- Denmark's DSV has made a $4.1 billion takeover approach to Swiss rival Panalpina to try to close the gap on the world's top three freight transport companies. DSV's approach to Panalpina comes just months after it failed in an attempt to buy Switzerland's Ceva Logistics.
NEW YORK, Jan 16- Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert prevailed in a bankruptcy auction for the U.S. department store chain with an improved takeover bid of roughly $5.2 billion, allowing the 126- year-old retailer to keep its doors open, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The billionaire's proposal, made through his hedge fund ESL...
NEW YORK, Jan 16- Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert prevailed in a bankruptcy auction for the U.S. department store chain with an improved takeover bid of roughly $5.2 billion, allowing the 126- year-old retailer to keep its doors open, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The billionaire proposal, made through his hedge fund ESL Investments...
ZURICH/ COPENHAGEN, Jan 16- Danish freight company DSV has launched a bid to buy Swiss rival Panalpina for around 4 billion Swiss francs after pressure from an activist investor for Panalpina to do a deal. Activist investor Cevian Capital, which owns 12.3 percent of Panalpina, said last year it wanted the company to be open for a takeover amid its struggles in ocean...
ZURICH, Jan 16- Denmark's DSV launched a bid to buy Swiss logistics company Panalpina for around 4 billion Swiss francs, according to Reuters calculations, after pressure from an activist investor for Panalpina to do a deal. Activist investor Cevian Capital, which owns 12.3 percent of Panalpina shares, said last year it wanted the company to be open for a takeover...
NEW YORK, Jan 15- Negotiations between Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert and the bankrupt U.S. department store operator approached a resolution late on Tuesday as the billionaire hedge fund manager faced the choice of improving his $5 billion offer for the company or ending his takeover plans, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
NEW YORK/ FRANKFURT, Jan 14- Liberty Latin America Ltd, a wireless and cable operator in South America and the Caribbean, has approached peer Millicom International Cellular SA with an acquisition bid, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Liberty Latin America, which is backed by U.S. media mogul John Malone, has been in talks with Millicom, a cable and...
Newspaper chain MNG Enterprises on Monday offered to buy publisher Gannett for $12 per share.
Gold miner Goldcorp said on Monday that larger rival Newmont Mining will buy all its shares in an all-stock deal valued at $10 billion.
DUBAI, Jan 14- First Abu Dhabi Bank said on Monday it had agreed to provide a 1.6 billion dirham loan to Abu Dhabi National Hotels for the acquisition of a number of Dubai- based hotels.
Asian real estate developer CapitaLand said it will acquire Ascendas-Singbridge, which would create one of the world's largest real estate investment managers.
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