Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:48am EDT
 
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Aug 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0530 GMT on Friday.

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** Japanese video game maker Square Enix Co (9684.T) said it seeks to buy more than half of game developer Tecmo 9650.T to improve its global competitiveness, in a deal worth at least $102 million. To read more, please double click on [nT91483]

** Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) (CBA.AX), the country No. 2 lender, agreed to buy a 33 percent stake in mortgage broker Aussie Home Loans, as Australian banks swoop on opportunities created by the global credit crisis.

** Shaw Communications Inc (SJRb.TO) said it will buy a regional cable television system on Vancouver Island for C$46 million ($44 million) to expand its reach in Western Canada. [nN28361702] (Compiled by Tina Kwan in Singapore)

 
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