GE to buy Merrill Lynch lending unit
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Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , buffeted by huge write-downs of mortgage-related securities, said on Monday it would sell most of its middle-market lending business to General Electric Co's  commercial finance arm in a deal to free up capital.
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TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors has said that it will sell $2 billion of US auto loans to Merrill Lynch in an effort to reduce debt. The companies will also set up a joint venture to manage loans and assist Mitsubishi in raising funds.
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NEW YORK, November 15  - General Electric Company (GE.NYS) has reached an agreement to acquire SPX Corporation&#39;s (SPW) Edwards Systems Technology unit for about $1.
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Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , hit by huge subprime mortgage losses, said on Monday it would boost its capital by raising up to $6.2 billion in a private placement with Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Davis Selected Advisers.
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A General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) subsidiary announced it would acquire the transportation financing unit of Citigroup (nyse: C - news - people ) in a cash deal worth approximately $4.4 billion.
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Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment  plans to buy rival Radian Group Inc.  for about $5 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, a move that will allow them to cut costs.
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Merrill Lynch is to buy $2bn of auto loans from Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) in North America as the two groups establish a joint venture to manage the Japanese carmaker&#39;s problem-filled lending portfolio.
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Energy Transfer Partners L.P. ETP.N   on Friday said it will buy Transwestern Pipeline from GE Energy   Financial Services and Southern Union Co. SUG.N for about   $1.47 billion.
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General Electric Co. GE.N said on   Thursday it will sell its advanced materials business, which   includes silicones and quartz, to private equity firm Apollo   Management LP for about $3.8 billion in cash and securities.
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MGIC Investment Corp. , the largest U S mortgage insurer, will buy number three Radian Group Inc. for $4.9 billion in stock to reduce computer and salary expenses in a stagnating market.
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Bracing for billions of mortgage losses in the fourth quarter, Merrill Lynch said it planned to sell most of its middle-market lending business to General Electric.
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General Motors Corp., the world's  largest automaker, will sign an agreement this week to sell its  money-losing locomotive unit to two private U.S. equity groups,  sources familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday.
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Wachovia Corp. WB.N on Friday   announced a partnership with a unit of General Electric Co.   GE.N to provide commercial and purchasing credit cards to   wholesale and treasury services customers.
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Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , hit by huge subprime mortgage losses, said on Monday it would boost its capital by raising up to $6.2 billion in a private placement with Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Davis Selected Advisors.
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General Electric Co. GE.N said on  Friday that two private investment firms completed a deal to  buy a majority interest in its India-based back office unit.
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Merrill Lynch (MER:NYSE - news - research), despite a checkered history in the energy sector, is jumping back in with its acquisition of the energy-trading business of Entergy-Koch.
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General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and storage equipment, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Tuesday.