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US oil and gas driller Grey Wolf Inc, a leading provider to the oil and natural gas industry, has decided to move ahead with its planned acquisition of Basic Energy Services Inc....
2008-06-19United States
Fifth Third Bancorp, the large US regional bank hit hard by mounting credit losses and an ill-timed acquisition, announced on June 18 that it plans to raise at least US$2bn in capital,...
2008-06-19United States
In a bid that could prompt a raft of consolidation in the insurance industry, British insurer Willis Group Holdings Ltd has agreed to buy Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HR&H) in a US$2.1bn...
2008-06-12United States
British oil field services firm Expro International has received a US$3.4bn takeover offer from oil services giant Halliburton , topping the current agreed offer from rivals Candover...
2008-05-28United States
After twelve weeks of negotiating and three rejected bids, Microsoft finally decided that it had had enough and abandoned its ambitious bid to acquire Yahoo. The announcement followed...
2008-05-07United States
Continental Airlines ended merger talks with United Airlines on April 27. Continental's board stated that the risks outweighed the benefits, while it is reported that sources said...
2008-05-02United States
US confectionary group Mars has teamed up with billionaire investor Warren Buffett to make a US$23bn bid for chewing gum manufacturer Wrigley in a move which could trigger a reaction...
2008-05-01United States
It has been a bleak year so far for IPOs - so bleak, in fact, that it has taken a fertilizer company to provide some fuel to the fire. Investors seeking to take advantage of the ongoing...
2008-04-25
