Colonial in merger talks with Gecina: report
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The chairmen of Spanish property company Colonial  and France's Gecina  are in talks about merging the two to create Europe's second-largest real estate group, Cinco Dias reported on Friday.
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General Electric (GE), the worldâs largest conglomerate, has divested a majority stake (60 per cent) in its back office arm - GE Capital International Services (GECIS) â-or $480 million to two private equity firms, General Atlantic Partners and Oak
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Carlyle Group, a District-based private-equity firm, is in the early stages of discussions to purchase Virgin Media, according to a source familiar with the talks.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a large British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
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Schering-Plough Corp.  is  seriously considering approaching Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   about a possible merger, according to a report in The  Star-Ledger newspaper on Friday.
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Whisky distiller Glenmorangie said today it was in talks with a number of potential suitors about a takeover. The firm, one of the largest remaining independent companies
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German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse is offering to manage its derivatives business Eurex from London as a sweetener to convince the London Stock Exchange of the advantages of a merger, according to a report in the Financial Times (FT).
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The London Stock Exchange was considering making a bid of $2 billion to acquire Borsa Italiana, the operator of the stock exchange in Milan, two people close to the companies said. The two exchanges discussed a potential merger and were set to continue discussions today, a spokesman for Borsa Italiana said. The spokesman, Alessandro Pavesi, said the proposal from the London exchange is the only one being considered. Both exchanges have fended off takeover approaches in the last year, and a merger might help them avoid a takeover in the future, said Rupak Ghose, an analyst at Credit Suisse in London. âIt is not surprising that the L.S.E. is looking at different alternatives to become larger and hence avoid becoming acquired,â Mr. Ghose said in a note to investors.
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Shares in Spanish property giant Colonial closed sharply lower Friday after US conglomerate General Electric said it was putting a bid for the firm on hold because it could not gain access to the company's books.
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NEW YORK/DETROIT  - General Motors Corp.  is in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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Utility giant Suez SA and state-owned Gaz de France agreed to new terms for a long-stalled merger that would create a global energy giant minority-owned by the French state, an official said.
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Sprint and Nextel, two large US mobile companies, are discussing a possible $70bn merger, according to newspaper reports.
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Wolverhampton &amp; Dudley, the brewer and pub group, announced a Â£120m offer for Burtonwood of Cheshire, sparking speculation about a wave of sector consolidation.
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UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines have held preliminary talks about a potential merger as consolidation in the airline industry heats up, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
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General Electric Capital International Services (Gecis), the largest back-office services unit in India, plans to expand into Romania and Bulgaria in the next couple of years, the Financial Times online edition ...
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The firm that makes Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels biscuits could be getting anew owner, a report says.
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Glenmorangie, one of the largest remaining independent companies in the Scotch whisky industry, today said it was in talks about a possible sale.