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It has long been CFW's that we would see an uptick in M&A activity through H209, as the raft of capital markets activity seen in the first half of the year feeds through into... 2009-07-20


United States

NRG Energy, a US-based power-generation company, has rejected a revised bid of US$6.97bn from Exelon, a Chicago-based electricity generating and distributing company. This is NRG's... 2009-07-16


Canada

Despite Klondex Mines' precarious financial position, the Canadian miner has rejected Silvercorp Metal's unsolicited CAD70mn bid, stating that it significantly undervalues its assets.... 2009-07-16


United States

The technology race is on in the auto industry, as companies from automakers to Middle Eastern investment firms get a foothold in the growing green auto sector via acquisitions. CFW... 2009-07-15


United States

With 2009 already a record year for M&A in the pharmaceutical sector, July 14 saw Japanese pharma firm Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical offer to buy the US' Noven Pharmaceuticals for... 2009-07-15


United States

2009 has been a moribund year for M&A in the media sector thus far, with a 47% drop in deal volume year-on-year (y-o-y) and a 75% drop in deal value in H109, according to advisory... 2009-07-14


United States

US packaging company Bemis has reached an agreement with global mining giant Rio Tinto to buy the latter's Alcan Food Americas division for US$1.2bn. The unit generated sales of US$1.5bn... 2009-07-08


Canada

China's resource grab continued into July with the purchase of a 17.2% stake in Canadian miner Teck Resources. The agreed acquisition for CAD1.74bn by the country's sovereign wealth... 2009-07-07


United States

M&A activity in US unconventional shale gas assets shows no sign of abating, with Britain's BG Group announcing the acquisition of a 50% stake in Dallas-based Exco Resources.... 2009-06-30


United States

US energy and power focused private equity firm Riverstone Holdings has announced its purchase of Babcock & Brown's North American Energy Group, a sale which represents both the... 2009-06-29

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