<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mergers-acquisitions News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=5&amp;catid=80</link><description>News Feed for - Mergers-acquisitions</description><item><title>Canadian Energy to buy U.S-based Champion Drilling</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568987&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:01:00</pubDate><description>Canadian Energy Services said it would acquire U.S.-based Champion Drilling Fluids Inc in a deal valued at about $16.7 million to strengthen its foothold in the United States. Canadian Energy, which makes </description><source>Globe Investor</source></item><item><title>Kroenke closes in on Arsenal takeover</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96567814&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:54:00</pubDate><description>Avalanche owner buys additional shares to increase stake in Premier League club to 29.9 per cent</description><source>Globe and Mail</source></item><item><title>TDC says to merge with biggest owner NTC</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96567470&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:23:00</pubDate><description>COPENHAGEN, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Danish telecoms operator TDC (TDC.CO) said on Thursday it had agreed to merge with its majority owner Nordic Telephone Company (NTC). 'The purpose of the merger is to simplify </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Advisers get creative in quest for healthy bank M&amp;A</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96537431&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:09:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deal advisers are searching hard for unorthodox ways to pull off mergers of healthy U.S. banks in the face of a gloomy prognosis for such transactions. As capital raisings and auctions </description><source>Reuters India</source></item><item><title>BRIEF-EDF CEO wants to bring EDF, Veolia closer, no merger - Europe 1</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96492966&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:06:00</pubDate><description>PARIS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - EDF Chief Executive Henri Proglio tells Europe 1 radio: * wants to bring EDF, Veolia closer, has no intention of merging them ((paris.equities@news.reuters.com, +33 1 4949 5452)) </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>BRIEF-Agfa Healthcare to buy European contrast media company</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96547973&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:34:00</pubDate><description>BRUSSELS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Agfa Gevaert NV: * Says its division Agfa HealthCare has signed an agreement with Curagita Holding AG to acquire all the shares of its subsidiary Insight Agents GmbH. * Insight </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>JAPAN'S SO-NET TO BUY INTERNET ACCESS BUSINESS FROM USEN - Zibb.c...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96519737&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:50:00</pubDate><description>Company: So-net Entertainment Corp (SYCMF) Japanese Internet provider So-net Entertainment Corp. said Wednesday that it will enter into negotiations to acquire Usen Corp.'s (TSE:4842) Internet access </description><source>Zibb</source></item><item><title>Porsche forecasts loss 'in billions' after VW takeover</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96515611&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:46:00</pubDate><description>Porsche SE, the holding company established by the German car maker as a vehicle to take control of Volkswagen, said yesterday that it is expecting to record an annual 'low single-digit billion euro range </description><source>The Independent</source></item><item><title>FLASH: Harvey Nash downgraded to hold from buy at Seymour Pierce</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96559195&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T10:56:00</pubDate><description>Story provided by Business Financial Newswire What the Papers Say 10:40 Labour to fund home care for pensioners... source: The Daily Mail 10:33 Banks forced to reveal how many people... source: The Daily </description><source>Business Financial Newswire</source></item><item><title>LG Household shares hit record on rival takeover</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568895&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:52:00</pubDate><description>Look up the PowerRating of LGHHF and see how it has performed over the past week as well as the current proprietary PowerRating. SEOUL, Nov 26, 2009 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- LGHHF | Quote </description><source>TradingMarkets</source></item><item><title>Boulevard buys Cavite property for third resort</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96534335&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T13:28:00</pubDate><description>Boulevard Holdings, Inc. will be selling more shares to its majority shareholder in exchange for land in Cavite where it plans to build its third resort. In a disclosure yesterday, the holding company </description><source>Business World</source></item><item><title>Nutreco approved to acquire Cargill's animal nutrition business in Spain, Portugal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96445849&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T13:37:00</pubDate><description>(11/25/2009) The European Commission's antitrust authorities in Brussels, Belgium, have granted Nutreco approval to acquire the animal nutrition business of Cargill in Spain and Portugal, according to </description><source>Feedstuffs</source></item><item><title>OMRON Announces Spin Off of Switch Business, Merger of Subsidiaries and Changes </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96554205&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T09:07:00</pubDate><description>Companies mentioned in this article: OMRON Corporation TOKYO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Following a resolution at a board of directors meeting held today, OMRON Corporation (TOKYO:6645)(ADR:OMRNY) announced </description><source>Freshnews.com</source></item><item><title>Court Approves Capmark's Sale of Unit to Berkadia</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96447033&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:45:00</pubDate><description>Capmark Financial Group Inc. received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to complete the sale of its North American servicing and mortgage banking businesses to Berkadia </description><source>ABF Journal</source></item><item><title>French Telecom, Danish TDC merge Swiss branches</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96515179&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T04:03:00</pubDate><description>Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon France Telecom and Danish telecoms operator TDC announced Wednesday to combine </description><source>People's Daily Online</source></item><item><title>Still waiting for CISF to take over, Port Tru...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96522407&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:21:00</pubDate><description>Security at the harbour is yet to come under the unified command of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). It has been delayed by a year, because of red tape in central agencies and lack of logistical </description><source>Indian Express</source></item><item><title>POLICE Magazine and TREXPO Merge Into One Super Conference</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96522378&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:51:00</pubDate><description>at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif., POLICE Magazine and TREXPO have joined forces to deliver one knock-out conference and expo: POLICE-TREXPO. How do you make the show that's been </description><source>Police Magazine</source></item><item><title>Alice town campers lose bid against takeover</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96518371&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:18:00</pubDate><description>Town camp resident Barbara Shaw brought the action against the Federal Government. (ABC TV) Alice Springs town camp residents have lost their case against a Federal Government plan to impose new lease </description><source>ABC Online</source></item><item><title>Hershey Trust &amp;#39;eyes $10bn Cadbury bid&amp;#39;</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96486838&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:32:00</pubDate><description>THE Hershey Trust, the charitable trust that is the major shareholder of the eponymous US confectioner, has reportedly sought the approval of the Pennsylvania attorney general for a potential $17 billion </description><source>The Scotsman</source></item><item><title>EDF CEO wants 15 pct Veolia stake, no merger-reports</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96565700&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:08:00</pubDate><description>* Proglio tells Le Monde plans Veolia rapprochement * Proglio tells Europe 1 no plans to merge EDF, Veolia * Proglio tells Le Figaro not interested in Areva stake * Proglio tells WSJ has enough cash to </description><source>Sharenet</source></item><item><title>UBS, JPMorgan to advise on Japan bank merger</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96559141&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T10:55:00</pubDate><description>TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Trust and has hired Daiwa Securities SMBC and UBS AG to advise on its planned merger with Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, three people with knowledge of the matter said. </description><source>Interactive Investor International</source></item><item><title>Deal to merge TDC and NTC indicates IPO plans -ATP</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568970&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:00:00</pubDate><description>COPENHAGEN, Nov 26 (Reuters) - News that Danish telecoms operator TDC and its majority owner Nordic Telephone Company will merge indicates NTC plans to float the operator, the second-biggest owner said </description><source>FinanzNachrichten.de</source></item><item><title>CORRECT: Danish Operator TDC To Merge With NTC</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568681&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:02:00</pubDate><description>('=Danish Operator TDC To Merge With NTC.' published at 1430 GMT misstated the name of Providence Equity Partners in the third paragraph. The correct version follows:) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES STOCKHOLM </description><source>Nasdaq</source></item><item><title>Black Friday shopping guide: Best places to buy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568080&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:56:00</pubDate><description>Filed under: Bargains, Shopping, Black Friday Seasoned Black Friday shoppers know that the best way to save during this all-important shopping day is to plot out a course of action ahead of time. That </description><source>WalletPop</source></item><item><title>Swedish Vitrolife CEO says still looking for takeovers</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96566524&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=80</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:23:00</pubDate><description>- Swedish biotech company Vitrolife AB (STO: VITR) is continuing to look for takeovers that can complement its product portfolio, give synergy effects or increase its market shares, CEO Magnus Nilsson </description><source>RBC Dain Rauscher</source></item></channel></rss>