GNC agrees to be acquired by Ares, pension plan
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GNC Corp. , the leading  retailer of vitamins and nutrition products, agreed to be  acquired by Ares Management LLC and the Ontario Teachers'  Pension Plan in a deal with a total enterprise value of $1.65  billion.
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Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp. (POG) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand into the natural gas-rich Rocky Mountain region, the companies said on Thursday.
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Oil and gas pipeline operator Kinder  Morgan, Inc.  said on Monday it had signed an agreement  to be bought by an investor group that includes Chief Executive  Richard Kinder for $107.50 per share, or $15 billion, in cash.
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Business software company Oracle Corp   said it agreed to buy Netsure Telecom Ltd, a maker of  network related software, for an undisclosed sum.
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BCE Inc , Canada&#39;s largest  telecommunications group, has agreed to a C$51.7 billion ($48.5  billion) offer from a group including the investment arm of the  Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc.  and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, the company said on  Saturday.
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French oilfield services group  Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG) and Texas-based Veritas  DGC Inc. said on Tuesday that CGG agreed to buy Veritas in a  cash and stock deal worth about $3.1 billion.
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Canada's Goldcorp Inc. G.TO GG.N   said on Thursday it will acquire U.S.-based Glamis Gold Ltd.   GLG.TO GLG.N for about $8.6 billion in stock, a deal that   will catapult it firmly into the ranks of senior gold   producers.
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Penn National Gaming, Inc., and Argosy Gaming Co. say their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Penn National will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Argosy Gaming for $2.
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Business & money: Guardian owner GMG and Apax seal deal with raised offer of media empire
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Cable mogul John Malone moved to consolidate his holdings on Tuesday, announcing that Liberty Media International agreed to buy the rest of cable provider UnitedGlobalCom Inc. for about &#36;3.5 billion.
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Delta Air Lines agreed Monday to partly compensate the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for taking over its pilot pension plan.
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Sun Capital Partners Inc. and TDR Capital LLP, private equity buyout firms, agreed to pay 1.03 billion pounds ($1.98 billion) for HHG Plc&#39;s UK-based life insurance units, their first investment in the industry.
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El Paso Corp., the natural gas pipeline giant, on Wednesday said it entered into an agreement to sell its interest in subsidiaries that supply power to Public Service Electric &amp; Gas Co.
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National Grid Transco agreed one of the largest cash deals in recent corporate history yesterday with the sale of four of its eight gas distribution networks for Â£5.
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Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts &amp; Co., the world&#39;s biggest buyout firm, agreed to buy Canadian building- products maker Masonite International Corp.
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The sale of Riggs National Corp.  RIGS.O to PNC Financial Services Group Inc. PNC.N was  resurrected on Thursday, with Riggs agreeing to accept a 16  percent cut in the purchase price.
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KKR, the private equity firm buying Alliance Boots, reaches a deal with the chemist's pension trustees.