Accredited Home soars 43 pct on new takeover bid
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Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co  shares rose 43 percent on Friday after Lone Star Funds said it was prepared to buy the subprime mortgage lender at a lower price than it previously agreed to pay.
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The average price of a home in the UK surged in January, according to official figures.
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Buyout rumors bump appliance maker up 4.5%.
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Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. , a struggling subprime mortgage lender, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Lone Star for $400 million, the companies said on Monday.
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Lazard, the 156-year-old investment bank, aims to raise up to $850m (Â£440m) in an initial public offering, it revealed last night.
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Countrywide, Britainâs largest real estate agent, said it had agreed to be taken private by the 3i Group in a deal that values the company at about $1.8 billion. The 3i Group, a private equity group based in London, bid about 551 pence ($10.76) a share for Countrywide, a premium of 90 pence to the stock price on Sept. 13, the day before the private equity company said it planned to approach Countrywide with an offer. Countrywideâs managing director, Harry Hill, and other managers will join 3i as shareholders and continue to run the business.
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Shares in retailer Woolworths Group PLC surged by 22 percent Monday after a private equity firm said it is considering making a takeover offer.
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Shares in Australian beer and wine firm Foster's jump by more than 9% after a report says it could be a bid target.
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Applications for home mortgages jumped for a third consecutive week as plunging interest rates encouraged more homeowners to seek refinancings, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Home Retail Group, newly-demerged owner of Argos and Homebase, sees sales rise 8% despite market challenges.
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The Blackstone Group  raised its bid for Equity Office Properties Trust  to $55.50 per share in cash on Tuesday after rival bidder Vornado Realty Trust  sweetened its offer in the latest step in a fight to control the top U.S. office landlord.
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The company said its fourth-quarter earnings rose 43 percent, beating estimates, on increased merger advisory fees.
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The Bedminster-based company yesterday said it was pushing into 21 new markets with the service, AT&amp;T CallVantage, and extending an introductory rate offer until Sept. 30. In addition, the company is offering in-home installation of up to five ...
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The MBA, a Washington trade group, said on Wednesday its purchase index, a gauge of new loan requests for home purchases, rose in the week ended Aug. 13 by 6.2 percent to 467.1 from 440.0 in the previous week.
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His new acquisition - taking his holding from 25.3% to 27.63% - has heightened speculation he will soon make a definite takeover bid.
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The new owners of Abbey National, Banco Santander Central Hispano, yesterday appointed their own man to head up their Â£9.1bn acquisition and pledged not to close any of Abbey&#39;s 740 branches.
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A New Jersey private investment firm said yesterday it bought Domain Home, the upscale Norwood furniture chain, and plans on opening as many as 15 new stores in the coming years.