M&A News

The fall-out continues, as Texas-based private equity group Lone Star Funds takes a 90.8% stake in distressed German lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank (IKB), the country's first fatality... 2008-08-21

California-based Fisher Investments announced on August 18 the acquisition of Lighthouse Capital Management as part of its continued growth strategy. Fisher, which was formed in 1979,... 2008-08-21

Technology-focused US private firm Silver Lake is reportedly ready to pay at least US$2.59bn for Norwegian video-conferencing firm Tandberg, but rivals could be waiting in the wings.... 2008-08-21

The British Airport Authority (BAA) is likely to attract massive interest from any number of infrastructure companies, after the UK's Competition Commission called for the divestment... 2008-08-21

In a rare joint venture, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Sinopec Group have reportedly made a joint bid of between US$1.5bn-US$2.5bn for Peruvian offshore oil and... 2008-08-20

There was yet more activity in the electronics industry on August 15, when market-leader Vishay Intertechnology made a US$1.6bn cash offer for US technology firm International Rectifier... 2008-08-19

Not a week goes by without activity in Latin America's oil and gas sector, and this week is no exception, as São Paulo-listed fuels and petrochemicals group Ultrapar Participações... 2008-08-18

Food service equipment firm Middleby said on August 12 that it had agreed to buy TurboChef Technologies for US$196mn in stock and cash. Based on closing prices as of August 11, the... 2008-08-14

US mortgage insurer PMI Group has agreed to sell its Australian subsidiary and holding company to QBE Insurance Group. QBE, Australia's largest insurance and reinsurance group, will... 2008-08-14

Australia's CSL, the world's second-largest maker of blood plasma products, has agreed to purchase US pharmaceutical Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings. The company will pay US$3.1bn... 2008-08-14