Mergers & Acquisitions
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UPDATE 1-LionGold in talks to buy Peruvian miner IRL
SINGAPORE/LIMA, Oct 4 - Singapore-listed LionGold Corp is in advanced discussions to buy small Latin American gold miner IRL , IRL confirmed on Friday.
FT Partners hires former Goldman banker Haughton
NEW YORK, Oct 4 - Boutique investment bank FT Partners said on Friday it hired former Goldman Sachs banker Jeff Haughton as managing director, based in San Francisco.
Colombia's Pacific Rubiales offers Castilla, Vasconia crudes for Nov -tenders
HOUSTON, Oct 4 - One cargo of 1 million barrels of Colombian Castilla crude and another cargo of 500,000 barrels of Vasconia are being offered by any combination of sellers including Meta Petroleum, Pacific Stratus Energy and C&C; Energy barbados, subsidiares of Canadian Pacific Rubiales, according to tender invitations seen by Reuters.
Icahn caves on Dell again, will not seek share rights
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4 - Activist investor Carl Icahn, who ended his months-long campaign against Michael Dell's planned buyout of Dell Inc last month, on Friday signaled his final retreat from the struggling personal computer maker.
UPDATE 2-Merkel, SPD welcome further talks on German government
* Atmosphere positive, constructive at first round of talks
Right-wing coalition prospects fade in Austria
VIENNA, Oct 4 - Prospects of a centre-right government in Austria faded on Friday as both the conservative People's Party and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) moved away from a possible alliance with the new Eurosceptic party of industrialist Frank Stronach.
US CLO market prepares battle against extinction
* Restricted equity cashflow to impact even large managers
UPDATE 1-Sotheby's adopts "poison pill" after Loeb raises stake
* Move comes after activist investor Loeb reveals 9.3 pct stake in co
Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions
Oct 4 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday:
Sotheby's adopts "poison pill" after Loeb raises stake
Oct 4 - Sotheby's adopted a "poison pill" to ward off an unwanted takeover, two days after activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC announced that it raised its stake in the auctioneer and called for its chief executive to step down.
- Finance: Auchan's property unit sells Italian assets
- Technology: PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Oct 4
- Healthcare: UPDATE 1-Astex Pharma shareholder opposes $886 mln bid by Otsuka
- Consumer: UPDATE 1-Australia extends time for decision on ADM acquisition of Graincorp
- Energy: Oil companies wonder if North Africa is really worth it
- Industrials: Keppel Corp plans to build first yard in Mexico with PEMEX
- Republicans hang tough in standoff over U.S. government shutdown |
- Icahn caves on Dell again, will not seek share rights
- Five killed in Egypt as Brotherhood protests against army-backed rule
- Italian Senate panel recommends Berlusconi's expulsion |
- Merkel, SPD welcome further talks on German government
- Switzerland probes banks over possible forex rigging
- Assad says Turkey will pay for backing Syrian rebels |
- Netanyahu struggles to set the terms in Iranian dispute
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