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Liberty buys German cable firm

John Malone's Liberty Global group is set to acquire Unity Media GmbH, Germany's No. 2 two cable operator, for more than $3 billion plus the assumption of debt, said two people familiar with the matter. Liberty Global is purchasing the company from ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA AND JEFFREY MCCRACKEN, Denver Post,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Liberty Global, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Eyes M&A Prize in Europe

With no new deals to provide any excitement, just about the only place left to look for drama in the M&A world is the cut-throat business of adviser rankings known as league tables. In Europe at least, it looks as if a coup is in the offing. With two ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  15 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Thomson Reuters,  InBev,  Morgan Stanley,  Citigroup,  Deutsche Bank

Gavin MacDonald, Morgan Stanley M&A Head, Dies

An up-to-the-minute take on deals and deal makers. Gavin MacDonald, London-based head of mergers at Morgan Stanley, has died. He was 47. Mr. MacDonald, who spent his entire career as a Morgan Stanley deal maker and was appointed global head of M&A ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  7 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Morgan Stanley,  Thomson SA,  Pernod Ricard,  John Mack,  Cambridge University

It’s All About (Rio’s Plunging) Value

It could be the M&A equivalent of former President George H. W. Bush’s ill-advised “read my lips” tax pledge. Rio Tinto management led by CEO Tom Albanese repeated “it’s all about value” like a mantra for months as it explained its rejection of BHP ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  4 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Rio Tinto Plc,  BHP Billiton Limited,  George H. W. Bush,  Xstrata,  Lonmin

Winners and Losers from BHP-Rio Collapse

BHP Billiton’s hostile offer for fellow miner Rio Tinto was one of the few remaining bright spot in the wasteland now known as M&A. No more. The collapse of the all-stock deal, once valued at more than $140 billion, could be the last nail in the coffin ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  25 Nov 2008
Related Topics: BHP Billiton Limited,  Rio Tinto Plc,  InBev,  Alcoa, Inc.,  Morgan Stanley

BHP Offers Ray of Light for Beleaguered M&A Investors

In a season of disappointment for investors who bet on pending mergers and acquisitions, there may be some relief in sight. First, shares of Anheuser-Busch have come roaring back to about $66 after plummeting into the mid-50s on fears InBev would ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  10 Nov 2008
Related Topics: BHP Billiton Limited,  Rio Tinto Plc,  InBev,  Deutsche Bank

M&A Goes Commercial in Europe

All the turmoil in global financial markets seems to be lending a hand to commercial banks. A business that was basically invented by independent investment banks — M&A advice — is rapidly being co-opted by their commercial brethren, whose business was ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  1 Oct 2008
Related Topics: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,  Morgan Stanley,  Deutsche Bank,  Thomson Reuters,  Citigroup

China Goes for Gold in Dresdner Sale

China, basking in the glory of its gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, is hoping for a come-from-behind victory in another competition: the auction of Germany’s Dresdner Bank. Much ink has been spilled of late suggesting the long-awaited purchase of ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  26 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Commerzbank

Will Micron Put its Chips Down on Qimonda?

Micron Technologies may be the white knight to ride away with Infineon Technologies’ loss-plagued Qimonda unit–or not. Micron has been in discussions to buy all or part of Infineon’s 77.5% stake in the publicly traded memory-chip maker, people ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  22 Aug 2008
Related Topics: STMicroelectronics N.V.,  Steve Appleton

Media’s Mini M&A Frenzy in Europe

A media frenzy it is not. But for a market that is supposed to be dead, there sure is a lot of M&A activity in the European media sector. There is growing handful of media assets on the block here, with many of the auctions entering a crucial phase ...

From DANA CIMILLUCA, Wall Street Journal,  14 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Ronald Lauder,  Sony,  Taylor Nelson Sofres,  Informa,  BMG Music

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