Transocean to buy GlobalSantaFe
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Transocean Inc. , the  world&#39;s largest offshore driller, said on Monday it would buy  smaller rival GlobalSantaFe Corp. , creating a $53  billion company with a presence in ultra-deepwater and  deepwater drilling and additional growth from new rigs.
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Admiral Acquisitions, the Goldman   Sachs-led consortium which is buying Associated British Ports   (AB ports) for 2.8 billion pounds, has launched syndication of   the loan financing backing the buyout, banking sources close to   the deal said on Monday.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless  tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of  infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia&#39;s  Macquarie Group.
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The deal will create a global offshore oil giant Energy firms Statoil and Norsk Hydro have unveiled plans to merge their offshore oil and gas operations, creating a global industry giant.Comment
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless  tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of  infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia&#39;s  Macquarie Group in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - The pension fund for Ontario's teachers said on Thursday it will buy four North American marine container terminals from Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.  for $2.4 billion.
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Private equity firm Fortress  Investment Group LLC has agreed to buy oil tank operator  Stelmar Shipping Ltd. SJH.N for $677 million, Stelmar said on  Monday.
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3Com Corp. (COMS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it will buy network security firm TippingPoint Technologies Inc. (TPTI.
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In a story Oct. 21 on Chinese investments overseas, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Global Crossing was sold to a joint venture owned by Hutchison and Singapore Technologies Telemedia. Hutchison withdrew from the deal and ST Telemedia proceeded alone in purchasing Global Crossing.
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L-3 Communications Corp., which supplies products used in aerospace and defense platforms, agreed to buy CAE Inc.&#39;s Marine Controls division for about $225 million cash and the assumption of about $42.
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French energy services group Compagnie   Generale de Geophysique (CGG) GEPH.PA is to buy Texas-based   Veritas DGC Inc. in a $3.1 billion deal that will make it the   world's biggest listed provider of seismic surveys.
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Stelmar Shipping Ltd., a Greece-based oil transporter, Monday said it has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC about $677 million.
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General Cable Corp  said on Wednesday it would buy the global wire and cable business of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc  for $735 million, expanding its reach into Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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State-owned Dubai Ports World said on Monday it had agreed to sell its U.S. port operations to an American International Group  unit after relinquishing control of them to allay concerns about U.S. national security.
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U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group  is expected to buy Libya's European oil company Tamoil, Britain's The Business newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a source close to the deal.
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LONDONâWPP Group PLC, the London-based advertising giant, said yesterday it was buying US-based Grey Global Group Inc. in a $1.52 billion (US) cash and stock deal.
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The industrial conglomerate agreed on Monday to buy Trane, the air-conditioning company that is the successor to American Standard, for $10.1 billion.