Danske makes Â£1bn Irish acquisition
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Denmark&#39;s biggest financial group, Danske Bank, has agreed to purchase Northern Bank in Northern Ireland and National Irish Bank in the Republic of Ireland from National Australia Bank for Â£967 million.
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The London Stock Exchange confirmed Saturday it was buying the Borsa Italiana for 1.6 billion euros (2.15 billion dollars) in shares, according to a joint statement.
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A bidding war involving Europeâs three major exchanges was on the cards today after Paris-based Euronext made an approach to rival Deutsche Boerseâs Â£1.35 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange.
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Shareholders of Deutsche Bank AG&#39;s three Australian real estate investment trusts approved aA$3.3 billion ($2.4 billion) merger of the funds and a plan to buy $1 billion of US industrial property assets.
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Budget airline Ryanair launches a 1.48bn euros (Â£1bn) bid to buy Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
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Western Digital buys rival Komag for $1 billion in latest industry consolidation.
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Denmark's largest bank is to buy a Belfast-based and Dublin-based bank from National Australian Bank for Â£967m.
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UK market focus pays off Gaining a strong foothold in the British market has contributed to strong interim financial results for Irish IT services firm Calyx.â¦
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A US private equity group tonight said it had bought a majority stake in luxury shoe label Jimmy Choo in a deal valuing the company at Â£101 million.
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Scottish champions Celtic have signed Denmark midfielder Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee.
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AEROSPACE and defence group Smiths is dipping into its Â£1.4bn acquisition war chest to buy medical equipment firm Medex for Â£476m.
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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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French food group Danone , which is finalizing a 12.3 billion-euro ($17 billion) agreed bid for Dutch baby-food and special nutrition company Numico , has already acquired 26.4 percent of Numico, regulatory filings showed on Wednesday.
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The pound was firmer, hitting 1.9846 usd at one point -- its highest level this year, on news of a major stock market acquisition and as markets scaled back their interest rate cut expectations. Scottish & Newcastle, the UK's largest brewer, announced it has agreed to be bought by Carlsberg and Heineken, for around 7.6 billion pounds.
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Germany's Deutsche Boerse is reported to be ready to make a revised offer for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) valuing it at 1.5b. Deutsche Boerse is said to be planning to seize control quickly in an attempt to ...
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The European Union on Wednesday cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA&#39;s acquisition of British rival Abbey National PLC. The takeover raised no competition concerns since the banks operate in different markets, the EU Commission said.
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Deutsche Boerse has made a Â£1.3 billion ($2.49 billion) approach for the London Stock Exchange, and the LSE&#39;s rejection of it on Monday left observers doubting a much better offer would emerge.