SCA says to buy P&G European tissue unit
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Swedish hygiene and paper product maker SCA  said on Monday it had signed a deal to buy all of Procter & Gamble's  European tissue operations for 512 million euros ($672 million) in cash.
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PepsiCo. Inc., the world&#39;s No. 2 soft- drink maker, plans to buy General Mills Inc.&#39;s 40.5 percent stake in their European snacks joint venture for $750 million in cash.
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Utility firm AWG has 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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Procter & Gamble is buying razor and battery maker Gillette for about $57 billion. The stock deal would create the world's largest stable of consumer products.
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An investment group is expected to  announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water  utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion (2.2 billion  pounds, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on  Sunday.
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Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to acquire Endocardial Solutions Inc. (ECSI.
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Greek shipping Stelmar Shipping Ltd. (SJH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by shipbuilder Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
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Worley Group Limited (WOR) today announced that it was to acquire Parsons E&amp;C Corporation for a consideration of $350 million.
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LONDON, December 20  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE-GBX) announced today that it has received a purchase offer from the Franco-Belgian stock exchange, Euronext.
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WPP Group PLC, the London-based advertising giant, said Monday it was buying U.S.-based Grey Global Group in a &#36;1.52 billion cash and stock deal.
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Schering-Plough Corp. said Monday it will buy the pharmaceuticals division of Akzo Nobel NV for 11 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in cash, acquiring the Organon brand of birth control and strengthening its drug pipeline with an anti-schizophrenia medication.
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Procter & Gamble Co. said on Friday it  agreed to acquire Gillette Co. for about $57 billion in stock,  creating a dominant consumer products manufacturer that would  hold unprecedented sway over retailers.
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"We intend to enter into a long-term commitment in the United Kingdom and make continuous investments in the quality of our services."  German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG announced Monday it has agreed to buy Britain's Laing Rail, which runs passenger services in central and southern England. via CNN
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European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has given the green light to the UKÂ£8.75bn takeover bid by Spain&#39;s Santander for the UK&#39;s Abbey National.
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Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA has agreed to be bought by two British private investment funds for about 4.34 billion euros (&#36;5.74 billion), the company's main shareholders said Wednesday in a filing with market regulators.
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THE REGION Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has eliminated 2,800 positions over the past fiscal year, with more than half coming from Gillette, as a result of P&amp;G's takeover of the Boston shaving firm. P&amp;G's $54 billion acquisition of Gillette is expected to result in an estimated 5,000 job cuts from the combined workforce of about 140,000. Already, Boston has lost ...
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The Perrigo Company, the world&#39;s largest maker of store-branded over-the-counter drugs, plans to announce today that it has reached an agreement to buy Agis Industries, a developer and