Category : Mergers & Acquisitions

Sempra-Techint made best offer on Odebrecht pipeline in Peru - source

LIMA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A consortium formed by Sempra Energy and Techint Group offered the best bid to Odebrecht for acquiring its majority stake in a $5 billion natural gas pipeline project in...

Whiplashed investors stay skittish about St. Jude

Aug 26 (Reuters) - One day after a short seller claimed that St. Jude Medical Inc's heart implants are vulnerable to deadly cyber attacks, investors appear most concerned about whether the accusation...

UPDATE 3-Icahn denies attempt to sell Herbalife stock, buys more shares

* Icahn says bought another 2.3 mln Herbalife shares on Friday

UPDATE 2-Redstone granddaughter agrees to case dismissal, helps broader deal

CANTON, Mass., Aug 26 (Reuters) - The granddaughter of Viacom Inc's controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone has agreed to let a Massachusetts court dismiss claims brought by former company leaders, a...

Redstone granddaughter agrees to Viacom case dismissal

BOSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The granddaughter of Viacom Inc's controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone has agreed to let a Massachusetts court dismiss claims brought by former company leaders, a step...

UPDATE 1-Viacom affirms support for Paramount studio head Grey

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc affirmed its support for Brad Grey as head of its Paramount Pictures movie studio in a statement Friday.

UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler CEO says approached by several suitors for Magneti Marelli

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Aug 26 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been approached by several suitors for its components business Magneti Marelli, the carmaker's chief executive said on...

UPDATE 1-Energy Future wins court approval to exit bankruptcy

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Energy Future Holdings Corp , Texas' biggest power company, won U.S. court approval on Friday for a plan that will allow the bulk of its operations to exit Chapter 11 after two...

BRIEF-Transition Therapeutics Shareholders Approve Acquisition by OPKO Health

* Transition Therapeutics shareholders approve acquisition by OPKO Health

BRIEF-Rackspace enters into a $4.3 bln transaction to become a private company through an acquisition

* Rackspace enters into a $4.3 billion transaction to become a private company through an acquisition led by certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management

Bumper US$2bn payday for advisers on SABMiller deal

LONDON, Aug 26 (IFR) - Brewers Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller will pay almost US$2bn in fees to banks, lawyers, PR firms and others advisers to complete the largest ever consumer products...

UPDATE 1-Takata shortlists Daicel, KKR, Ningbo, others in rescue search -sources

* Takata hopes to narrow list to two final bidders by mid-Sept

BRIEF-Homestake shareholders approve acquisition by Auryn

* Says approximately 98.2 pct of votes cast by Homestake shareholders were voted in favour of arrangement Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

PRESS DIGEST-Canada - Aug. 26

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

UPDATE 1-Icahn explored selling Herbalife stake to group that included Ackman-WSJ

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn was lately in talks to sell his stake in nutritional supplement maker Herbalife Ltd to a group that included hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, the...