M&A News

In July, CFW reported that Canada's largest publicly traded electricity producer, TransAlta Corporation, had received an offer from Luminus Management and Global Infrastructures Partners... 2008-10-10

Intertek Group, a provider of quality and safety solutions for a wide range of industries, has acquired Maryland-based H.P. White Laboratory to expand its testing capabilities. H.P.... 2008-10-10

Enterprise Software giant Oracle produces the second biggest IT deal of the week, with its agreement to acquire Primavera Software. By snapping up the leading provider of project... 2008-10-10

The UK's Chemring Group, a specialist manufacturer of decoy countermeasures and materials for defence, security and safety markets, has conditionally agreed to buy Non-Intrusive Inspection... 2008-10-09

Media conglomerate News Corp has taken full ownership of mobile content provider Jamba. News Corp, which bought a 51% stake in 2007 in Jamba for US$188mn and formed a joint venture... 2008-10-09

One knows times are tough when it makes more sense to pay US$30mn to cancel an acquisition than to go ahead with it. On October 8, that is exactly what oil and gas firm Denbury Resources... 2008-10-09

MasTec, a leading contractor for communications companies, has seen its share price drop on the back of investors concerns that it will not be able to finance the acquisition of ... 2008-10-08

The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) said on October 6 that it agreed to buy a 37% stake in CI Financial Income Fund. Scotiabank will pay CAD2.3bn (US$2.09bn) in cash to Sun Life... 2008-10-08

The Warrant Buffet spending spree continued apace on October 2, when the 'sage of Omaha' agreed to buy US$3bn of preferred stock in US multinational General Electric (GE), in a bid... 2008-10-06

US health care equipment manufacturer Hill-Rom confirmed on October 2 that it acquired Swedish firm Liko Vardlyft, in a bid to expand its patient-care product line and expand its... 2008-10-06