State Street unveils $4.5 bln acquisition
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State Street Corp. , one of the world's largest custody banks for institutional investors, said on Monday it would acquire Investors Financial Services Corp.  for about $4.5 billion in stock.
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Germany is selling a 4.45 billion-euro ($5.5 billion) stake in Deutsche Telekom AG, making it the fourth European government to sell state assets in the past six weeks to help reduce a deficit that exceeds European Union limits.
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State Street Corp  said on Thursday it will take a $279 million fourth-quarter charge for legal and other costs after making bad bets on subprime mortgages and other debt, and said its investment management chief has resigned.
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Home improvement retailer Home Depot  Inc.  on Tuesday said it would repurchase $22.5 billion  in stock and sell its supply division to three private equity  firms for $10.3 billion as it refocuses on its core retail  business.
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State Street Corp.'s SPDR Trust was the best-selling mutual fund with US investors in August, according to estimates by Financial Research Corp. It was the first time an exchange-traded fund led monthly fund sales.
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Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.
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NEW YORK, August 26 (New Ratings) - BlackRock Inc (BLK.NYS), a leading US-based fixed-income asset management company, has reportedly agreed to buy State Street Research &amp; Management Company, a unit of MetLife Inc, for $375 million in a cash and stock
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State Street Corp  said on Tuesday its commercial paper continues to be sold daily as the company sought to alleviate any concerns about its exposure to a corner of the credit market that has roiled other companies.
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NEW YORK, December 30  - Fannie Mae (FNM.NYS) announced yesterday that it had sold preferred stock worth $5 billion to large investors through a private placement issue.
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Home Depot Inc  said on Tuesday that it would sell its wholesale supply business to buyout firms for $8.5 billion -- 17 percent less than previously agreed upon -- as the slumping housing industry and recent credit crunch forced the renegotiation of the deal.
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Real estate investment trust Archstone-Smith  on Tuesday said it agreed to be acquired by Tishman Speyer and investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  in a deal valued at $13.5 billion, reflecting the strong demand for high-end real estate by private investors.
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Bank of America said Friday it would purchase embattled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. for $4 billion in an all-stock transaction.
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The five-year, $55 million deal is designed to help the convenience retailer improve customer service while boosting efficiency and productivity.
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NEW YORK - Shares of investment firm State Street  fell after investors balked at the $4.5 billion price tag it paid for a smaller rival in February, but weakness in the shares now gives investors the chance get a piece of the firm when it is poised to benefit from expanding global securities markets, Barron's reported on Sunday.
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China has agreed to pump $5 billion into Morgan Stanley as the U.S. investment bank reported a stunning fourth-quarter loss fueled by $9.4 billion of losses in subprime mortgages and other assets.
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Sale of Marmon Holdings to Berkshire raises $4.5B now, more later.
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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.