Court ruling clears way for MTFG-UFJ merger
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TOKYO - Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc and UFJ Holdings Inc will move forward with planned comprehensive integration talks in light of Monday&#39;s Supreme Court ruling that removed potential obstacles to negotiations.
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Gold producer Harmony yesterday won the latest round in its battle to acquire Gold Fields when the South African high court ruled that the hostile bid for its rival was lawful.
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A federal judge has ruled that Oracle can proceed with its bid to acquire PeopleSoft, saying that the merger would not stifle competition in the market.
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The merger of French utilities firm Suez with state-run Gaz de France is approved, but is postponed after a court ruling.
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Japan's Supreme Court said merger talks could proceed between troubled UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Group Inc. -- the latest development in an escalating battle among the country's top banks to potentially create the world's largest banking company.
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Japan's Supreme Court ruled on Monday  that troubled bank UFJ Holdings Inc. can pull out of a deal to  sell its trust business to a smaller rival, clearing the way  for a full takeover of UFJ by larger Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial  Group (MTFG).
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Japan&#39;s Supreme Court has ruled that UFJ bank can pull out of a deal to sell its trust business to rival Sumitomo. The ruling removes a key obstacle to a planned merger between UFJ and Mitsubishi Financial, which would create the world&#39;s biggest bank.
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Shareholders of Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. approved the companies' merger plansÂ Thursday, clearing one of the last hurdles to a mammoth consolidation in the communications equipment business.
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TOKYO - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a high court ruling giving the go-ahead for UFJ Holdings Inc to include its trust business in holding merger talks with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
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The approval after a year-long investigation clears the path for more software industry mergers.
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The Chicago Board of Trade got the final approval from shareholders to merge with the Merc in an $11.9 billion deal.
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A long-anticipated merger may soon come true.
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LONDON, September 28  - An EU appeals court has overturned the European Commission&#39;s four-year old decision to block a proposed merger deal between the US-based telecom companies, WorldCom and Sprint, which was subsequently abandoned.
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TOKYO Japan&#39;s highest court on Monday removed the last major legal hurdle to efforts by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to take over UFJ Holdings, a deal that would create the world&#39;s largest bank.
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U.S. shopping mall owner Heritage Property Investment Trust Inc.  said on Tuesday its stockholders have approved the company's merger with Australia's Centro Properties Group.
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Rival mobile telephony vendors are settling their court battle with a cross-licensing agreement.
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Shareholders in the Chicago Board of Trade approve its $11.9bn (Â£5.9bn) merger with Chicago Mercantile Exchange.