| Duracell, Pringles may be sale targets for P&G: analyst ) could look to exit businesses such as Duracell batteries, Pringles snacks, pet food and pharmaceuticals, a prominent analyst said on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the Cincinnati-bas ...[more] |
| M&A to the fore as fixed income slows: Credit Suisse Banks are hesitant to lend after the credit crunch depleted their capital, and cash-hungry companies have instead sold bonds and shares to rebuild their balance sheets, refinance maturing deb ...[more] |
| France Telecom unit makes new bid for Egypt Mobinil ) subsidiary has submitted a new offer to buy outstanding shares in Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil (), Egypt's stock exchange said on Thursday. Egypt's regulator has rejected two ...[more] |
| Cox to sell 3 U.S. newspapers Without disclosing the terms of the sale, the Atlanta-based company said it would sell the Daily Sentinel, the Nickel and the Waco Tribune-Herald. Robinson Media Co will buy the Waco, ...[more] |
| Porsche CEO Wiedeking to leave company: magazine ) embattled chief executive, Wendelin Wiedeking, is leaving the company, Germany's business weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported on Wednesday, without citing sources. According to the m ...[more] |
| China Sina, Focus merger application incomplete ) application to buy the core assets of Focus Media FMNC.O is incomplete, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday, amid speculation regulators may reject the deal. China's Minist ...[more] |
| CIT rushes to secure lending, bankruptcy feared ) was in discussions on Thursday with potential lenders to secure financing, after the collapse of rescue talks with the government left the company on the brink of bankruptcy. CIT ...[more] |
| Alpha Media says to restructure debt The publisher was bought by private equity firm Quadrangle Group in 2007 for about $250 million. Quadrangle later said the deal had been a mistake, and wrote the value of its investment down ...[more] |
| CIT in talks with JPMorgan, Goldman: source ) is in talks with JPMorgan Chase & Co () and Goldman Sachs Group Inc () about short-term financing as it looks for ways to avoid bankruptcy, a source close to the company said on Friday, sendi ...[more] |
| UnitedHealth in talks for Health Net unit: sources ) is in talks to buy the U.S. Northeast operations of rival Health Net Inc (), sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. The discussions still could fall apart without an ...[more] |
| Vale says not seeking to buy fertilizer assets ). Vale ()() said in a statement it plans to continue developing its existing fertilizer projects including ones in Argentina, Mozambique and Canada, and does not see a need to acqu ...[more] |
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