AG Edwards deal puts brokerages in takeover focus
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Wachovia Corp.'s  deal to buy A.G. Edwards Inc.  for $6.8 billion has put other independent brokerages in focus for possible takeovers.
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Utility firm AWG says it has agreed a consortium takeover worth 2.213 billion pounds -- but has also received approaches from other bidders.
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The London Stock Exchange faces a likely takeover war after Euronext joined the battle for the 200-year-old British institution with a takeover approach pitting it against Germany's Deutsche Boerse.
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With merger and acquisition surging again, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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All the right ingredients for a leveraged buyout.
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An acquisition focuses on a market with strong growth potential.
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British utility firm AWG said it had agreed a consortium takeover worth 2.213 billion pounds (3.272 billion euros, 4.145 billion dollars) -- but has also received approaches from other bidders.
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Brokerage firm A.G. Edwards Inc.  AGE.N on Thursday said quarterly earnings rose 8 percent as  expenses declined, but sluggish equity markets caused profit  and revenue to fall short of analysts' forecasts.
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Bear Stearns Cos Inc's  management shake-up could make the investment bank a takeover target, but the specter of more write-downs and possible legal entanglements from the subprime credit crisis might keep suitors on the sidelines, analysts said on Tuesday.
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This oil company has the chops to make a good investment.
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U.S. brokerage A.G. Edwards Inc   AGE.N on Thursday said second-quarter profit rose 40 percent   as higher asset management and account service fees more than   offset a decline in commissions and investment banking during a   summertime downturn in markets.
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The company's distribution deal will have a big impact on its competitive strength.
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A bidding war for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) looked increasingly likely after Euronext said it had approached the group about a possible counterbid to Deutsche Boerse's 2.0-billion-euro offer.
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NEW YORK - General Electric Co. is close to striking a deal to buy SPX Corp.âs Edwards System Technology fire and security business for about $1.
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The decision demonstrates a renewed emphasis on Morgan Stanleyâs core trading and investment banking business.
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AustraliaÂs national carrier, Qantas, said that it had been approached by Macquarie Bank and the Texas Pacific Group amid speculation of a takeover.
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Barclays PLC , competing to buy ABN Amro Holding NV in the world's biggest banking takeover, may sweeten its $89.3 billion all-stock bid by adding cash.