Data Room News Archive

1 Apr, 2008 - 1 May, 2008

• HPI announces purchase of Tuas Power
• British firm tables offer for Origin Energy
• Australian credit unions in M&A deal
• Australian credit unions in M&A deal
• M&A to 'feature high on Orica agenda
• M&A to be 'dominant theme' in Chinese and Australian markets
• Chinese telecoms sector to be 'overhauled'
• Meat processors in merger bid
• Equigold - Lihir merger meeting called
• Arc and AWE agree 'to merge'
• Rio Tinto confirms takeover rejection
• Almost half of Australian businesses 'plan acquisitions'
• Newcrest 'open' to M&A activity
• Dongfeng 'in takeover talks'
• Matsushita Electric Industrial and Pioneer Corp 'to merge plasma operations'
• Tiger in for Singapore Airlines?
• China National Gold and Jinshan Gold to 'benefit from merger'
• Bidders begin Dairy Farmers M&A process
• Crean 'welcomes' Chinese M&A's
• MYOB Asia 'in local merger talks'
• Shipping firm 'considers' takeover
• Oxiana 'considering further M&A activity'
• QBE Insurance rejects Insurance Australia advance
• Asset merger at Panzhihua Iron and Steel given provisional go-ahead
• Chinese investment in BP
• BHP Billiton's $150bn bid for Rio Tinto is "good"
• Over half of executives 'favour' China for M&A prospects
• AWE and ARC Energy 'in merger talks'
• Marubeni completes acquisition
• Old Mutual eyes Asian M&A
• M&A activity predicted for biotech sector
• Due diligence begins on Western Metals' Welsh acquisition
• BHP 'unaware' of Chinese M&A interest
• Tsingtao plots share acquisition
• Barloworld acquires Hong Kong firm
• Ocean-Credo JV to cater for New Zealand's 'richest individuals'
• Murdoch withdraws A$3.2 million bid for CMH
• Suez Environment and New World Services to buy Chongqing Water Group stake
• Bupa Australia tempts MBF members with 'generous' offer
• Large Chinese mining firms 'should be helped' to acquire with smaller ones
• Asciano sells Brambles stake resulting in A$85 million loss
• Shanghai Richina Leather and Prime Tanning merger will create "global leader"
• Changsha Zoomlion bids for 'unnamed' Italian bid
• Shougang takeover bid for Australian iron ore producer 'denied'
• CHB Resources places assets in separate company
• FKP heads property resurgence
• WorleyParsons in major acquisition deal
• China leads mining mergers charge
• China Bio Energy set to 'continue growth'
• Premier bids A$898m for Just Group