Affiliated Managers to acquire AQR stake
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Affiliated Managers Group Inc. , a US company that owns stakes in 18 money management firms, acquired an equity interest in AQR Capital Management, its fifth transaction this year. AQR, based in Greenwich, Conn., is a quantitative manager and hedge fund company that manages about $12 billion, Beverly-based AMG said in a statement. AQR's management will hold the remaining equity ...
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- Asset management firm BlackRock Inc.  said it agreed to acquire the fund of funds business of Quellos Group LLC for up to $1.7 billion.
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BlackRock Inc. BLK.N, one of the  largest U.S. fixed income managers, on Thursday said it will  buy its far smaller competitor State Street Research &  Management Co., marking the biggest takeover in the asset  management business this year.
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Advanced Equities Financial Corp., a  Chicago-based investment firm, said on Thursday it agreed to  buy FAS Holdings Inc. and First Allied Securities Inc. from No.  5 U.S. bank Wells Fargo & Co. WFC.N, moving to expand its  retail brokerage business.
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A number of bidders approach US exchange Nasdaq to buy its stake in the London Stock Exchange, say reports.
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- Station Casinos Inc.  said it agreed to be acquired by privately held Fertitta Colony Partners LLC for $90 per share, or $5.4 billion in cash.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC said Tuesday it will launch a hostile bid of 71.1 billion euros ($95.5 billion) for ABN Amro, topping a friendly offer from Barclays PLC and pressing Bank of America Corp. for control of the Dutch bank's U.S. arm.
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A Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) led consortium (âConsortiumâ), in which Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL) has an approximate 13% interest, today announced it has been selected as the successful bidder for the acquisition of National
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Bear Stearns &amp; Companies said Tuesday that its asset management arm had agreed to acquire the TimesSquare Capital Management bond business of the Cigna Corporationin New York.
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ONE of the UK&#39;s biggest industrial companies is set for Mexican ownership after agreeing to a Â£2.3bn takeover offer. Directors of Egham-based RMC - the world&#39;s largest ready-mixed concrete producer - have
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JPMorgan Fleming Asset &amp; Wealth Management on Monday said it plans to buy a majority interest in and enter into a partnership with Highbridge Capital Management, a hedge funds manager, to bolster its presence among hedge funds and
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Bain and TPG announced they will acquire One Equityâs stake in Quintiles Transnational, one of the biggest managers of drug trials, for an undisclosed amount.
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British utility firm AWG said it had agreed a consortium takeover worth 2.213 billion pounds (3.272 billion euros, 4.145 billion dollars) -- but has also received approaches from other bidders.
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Real estate investment trust  Archstone-Smith  has agreed to be acquired by Tishman  Speyer and Lehman Brothers Holdings  for $22.2 billion,  including debt, the companies said on Tuesday.
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Acute care hospital operator Select Medical Corp. said Monday it will be acquired by a new company formed by a private equity firm for $18 per share in cash or about $2.
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JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co. (JPM) plans to buy a majority stake in the hedge fund Highbridge Capital Management, the companies said on Monday, a sign that Wall Street is seeking a bigger role in the rapidly growing hedge-fund industry.
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AWG, the owner of Anglian Water, accepts a Â£2.2bn takeover bid from a group led by private equity firm 3i.