RBC Centura to buy Alabama National for $1.6 billion
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Royal Bank of Canada  subsidiary RBC Centura Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire Alabama National BanCorporation  in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.
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The price for Onex Corp., Canada's biggest buyout firm, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to buy Raytheon Co.'s aircraft unit is about $3 billion, a person with knowledge of the agreement said.
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British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings PLC said Monday it has agreed to buy U.S. technology firm Artisan Components Inc. for &#36;913 million in cash and stock to boost its product range and reach more customers.
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Vulcan Materials Co. , a maker of highway construction materials, said on Monday it agreed to buy Florida Rock Industries Inc.  in a cash and stock deal worth around $4.6 billion.
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DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to sell its Allison Transmission commercial and military business for about $5.6 billion to the private equity firm The Carlyle Group and Canada's Onex Corp.
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The Boston Red Sox's principal owner  will buy half of the top team on the NASCAR racing circuit,  Roush Racing, in the first investment by a major league  baseball team in the country's fastest-growing sport.
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Brazilian steelmaker CSN  said on Monday it had agreed to buy Anglo-Dutch rival Corus  for 4.9 billion pounds ($9.6 billion), trumping an offer from India's Tata Steel  announced only hours before.
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The Class A affiliate of the Red Sox buys and plans to use the first base that was at Yankee Stadium for Game 6 of the 2004 AL championship series.
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Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto says its $38.1bn bid to buy Canada's Alcan has been successful .
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The casino operator will be purchased by publicly traded investment company Fortress Investment Group and private equity firm Centerbridge Partners in an all-cash transaction.
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MONTREAL/LONDON  - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  offered $38.1 billion to buy Canada's Alcan Inc in an agreed deal to create the world's No. 1 aluminum producer, trumping a hostile bid by Alcoa Inc
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U.S. hedge and private equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC  and other investors agreed to pay $6.1 billion for Penn National Gaming Inc.  in the latest sign of deal-making enthusiasm in the casino industry.
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Rio Tinto Group agreed yesterday to buy Alcan Inc. for $38.1 billion in cash, overwhelming a hostile bid by Alcoa Inc. to form the world's biggest aluminum maker.
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Saban announced he has accepted owner Wayne Huizenga&#39;s offer to become the sixth head coach in franchise history. The deal is believed to be for five years at between $4 1/2-5 million a season
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U.S. real estate investment trust  Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc.  said on Sunday  it had agreed to be bought by Australia's Centro Properties  Group  for around $1.7 billion.
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Cytec Industries Inc. is buying the chemicals division of Belgian drugs company UCB in a 1.5 billion euro ($1.85 billion) cash and stock deal, the US specialty chemical firm said on Friday.
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BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest miner, will buy back as much as A$1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) of its Australian stock as part of a plan to return profit from soaring commodity prices to investors.