Financing Strategies

Canadian spirits producer Corby Distilleries, a subsidiary of French spirits giant Pernod Ricard, has agreed to sell a selection of its spirits brands to US-based Sazerac Company for... 2011-09-29

Our analysis of M&A activity in the liquids-rich section of the Utica shale play in eastern Ohio shows mineral rights valuations soaring. A selection of 2011 deals indicates an... 2011-09-27

On September 21 2011, a date was set for the Department of Justice (DoJ)/ AT&T trial, following the DoJ's filing of an antitrust suit against the proposed AT&T/ T-Mobile... 2011-09-22

US food producer ConAgra has dropped its bid for US private label specialist Ralcorp Holdings after the firm refused to enter into negotiations over its US$5.18bn offer. Ralcorp maintains... 2011-09-21

Tinned food manufacturer Campbell Soup has become the latest US corporate to refinance by inking its largest loan in the last decade.

BMI View: Planned divestments in the US downstream confirm the geographical rebalancing from the north-east to the mid-west, Rockies and Gulf Coast. The plans also hint at the growth... 2011-09-08

Investors should not expect Chesapeake Energy to find a JV partner that shares the company's very optimistic US$12,000-15,000/acre valuation for its Utica Shale holding. However, there... 2011-09-07

US automotive supplier Cooper-Standard has released a statement outlining its plans to find 'various strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value', not ruling out a possible... 2011-09-02

The US Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA on the grounds that the deal would "substantially lessen competition"... 2011-09-02

The turbulence which has characterised the US economy over the past few weeks has not come as bad news for everyone. In fact for US blue-chips, with the sell-off in equities well underway... 2011-08-24