Home » News » Page 463

Category

News

A diamond gem of a deal

Gem Diamonds, which recently discovered one of the world’s largest diamonds in Lesothe, South Africa, has acquired Calibrated Diamonds Investment Holdings from Petra Diamonds for $5.9 million (£3.2 million)

News

News

The next big thing: Simulating business strategies

Business is often compared to warfare. Indeed, Sun Tsu’s 6th-century military strategy treatise The Art of War has long been required reading for ambitious executives.

News

Security deal boost for McAfee

McAfee, the second largest US maker of security software, has announced the acquisition of California-based Secure Computing Corporation for some $413 million (£251.2 million)

News

Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital sells stake to Mikhail Prokhorov

Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital has sold a 50 per cent stake in the company to finance tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov for US$500 million (£270.1 million).

News

Abu Dhabi eyes the US

Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC) is considering acquiring distressed US assets that are “very attractive vis-à-vis other G7 assets”, the state-owned group's chief executive has said.

News

Part-time FD providers merge

Two firms that provide their clients with part-time finance directors (FDs) have merged.

News

Beazley Group acquires Momentum Underwriting

Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley Group has bought Momentum Underwriting Management, for up to £20.3 million

News

Kelloggs acquires Australian cereal company

Kelloggs has announced its acquisition of Specialty Cereals, a privately owned manufacturer of natural ready-to-eat cereals based in Australia. The amount was undisclosed. For more deal headlines click here

News

Beazley Group acquires Momentum Underwriting

Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley Group has bought Momentum Underwriting Management, for up to £20.3 million

News

Kelloggs acquires Australian cereal company

Kelloggs has announced its acquisition of Specialty Cereals, a privately owned manufacturer of natural ready-to-eat cereals based in Australia. The amount was undisclosed. For more deal headlines click here

News

BTG deal consolidates UK biotech sector

BTG has agreed to buy Protherics for some £218 million, further consolidating the UK’s biotech sector. The deal will create Britain's largest biotech company, which is expected to enter the FTSE 250.

News

Acquisition deep mountain high deal

Environmental consultant RPS is on the acquisition trail again, having acquired Mountainheath Services (MSL), a European provider of specialist laboratory services for up to £1.9 million.

News

Indian private equity in robust health

The Indian market has been unchanged by the liquidity crisis say 68 per cent of global private equity firms, a recent Deloitte survey has said. It also shows that the private equity market in India has widely withstood the impact of the credit crisis and paints a picture of a buoyant private equity market.

News

Finadvance acquires stake in Decitre

Finadvance Capital has acquired a 57 per cent stake in French bookstore Decitre. The founding family will retain a 37 per cent stake, with the remaining 6 per cent being held by Espin Participations.

Recommended Content