Ceridian agrees to be bought for $5.3 bln
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Ceridian Corp. , under pressure from an activist hedge fund, agreed to be bought by private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners  and insurance company Fidelity National Financial Inc.  for $5.3 billion, the business services company said on Wednesday.
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Clayton, Dubilier &amp; Rice Inc. and two partners will buy an electrical-equipment supplier from France&#39;s Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA for 2.6 billion euros ($3.45 billion), the New York-based firm&#39;s third European takeover this year.
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The company, battered by the subprime crisis, said it would sell a $5 billion stake to a Chinese investment fund.
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Noble Energy has agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas in a $3.4bn deal that will mark its expansion in the gas-rich Rocky Mountains region.
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The company struck a deal to acquire BlueLithium, the fifth-largest online advertising network, for $300 million.
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US buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is buying Masonite International (MHM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (MHM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a Canadian-based maker of building products, in an all-cash deal worth C$3.1
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the US buy-out giant, last night agreed to buy Masonite International, a Canadian door products manufacturer, for about C$3.1bn (US$2.5bn) in cash.
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European regulators gave their approval to IBM's $5 billion acquisition of the business intelligence software vendor.
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Viridian Group , Northern  Ireland's main electricity supplier, said on Friday it had  agreed a 1.62 billion pound ($3.1 billion) takeover offer from  Bahrain-based private equity firm Arcapita.
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MetLife is buying Citigroup's life insurance business in a deal valued at $11.5 billion, a move that strengthens its position in a rapidly consolidating industry.
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Warren Buffett makes a $3.5bn profit from the sale of his shares in Chinese oil firm PetroChina.
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French oilfield services group  Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG) and Texas-based Veritas  DGC Inc. said on Tuesday that CGG agreed to buy Veritas in a  cash and stock deal worth about $3.1 billion.
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Private investment firm Colony Capital  LLC has agreed to pay 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion) for  Libya&#39;s European oil company Tamoil and Oilinvest.
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It has agreed that the company should be sold to Oracle for $26.50 a share, roughly $10.3 billion, $1.5 billion more than Oracle&#39;s now-famous &quot;best and final&quot; offer.
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Building products manufacturer Masonite International said on Wednesday it would be bought by an affiliate of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in a deal worth C$3.1bn ($2.5bn).
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Concrete maker RMC is set to be bought by Mexican rival Cemex in a deal valuing it at around Â£2.3 billion, it was announced today.
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French media and telecommunications group Vivendi said Friday it had arranged a 3.5-billion-euro (5.15-billion-dollar) credit line to fund US and French acquisitions.