Mergers & Acquisitions

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Feb 23 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1000 GMT on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Mozambique to start work on Nacala coal terminal -PM

TOKYO, Feb 23 - Mozambique expects construction of a coal terminal to start in the next few months at the northern port of Nacala, with the aim of having it operational in two to three years, Prime Minister Aires Aly said in Tokyo on Thursday.

UPDATE 2-Bodycote profit surges, sees market share gains in 2012

Feb 23 - British engineering firm Bodycote said it expected to gain more market share this year on the back of strong sales in emerging markets and its aerospace and defence segment.

Liberty Global mulls bid for Ziggo - paper

AMSTERDAM, Feb 23 - U.S. cable group Liberty Global is considering a bid for Dutch cable firm Ziggo, estimated to be worth 8 billion euros ($10.6 billion) and which is planning a stock listing, Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported on Thursday without citing sources.

TNT holder Jana withdraws board nomination request-source

AMSTERDAM, Feb 23 - TNT Express shareholder U.S.-based investor Jana Partners has withdrawn its request to TNT's management to appoint new members to the supervisory board, a person familiar with Jana's thinking said on Thursday.

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Feb 23

Feb 23 - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

BANGALORE, Feb 23 - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday:

Bonds News, Bonds, Markets 22 Feb 2012

UPDATE 1-Vietinbank cuts 2012 gross profit f'cst to 11 pct

HANOI, Feb 23 - VietinBank, Vietnam's largest partly private lender by assets, has nearly halved its forecast for gross profit growth in 2012 to 11 percent, according to a draft bank document, after the central bank set limits on credit growth.

Stocks, Markets, Financials 22 Feb 2012

Nacala coal terminal work to begin -Mozambique PM

TOKYO, Feb 23 - Mozambique's Prime Minister Aires Aly said in Tokyo on Thursday his nation plans to start construction of a coal terminal at the northern port of Nacala in the next few months, aiming for it to be operational in two to three years.

UPDATE 2-Continental Resources posts loss, sees higher output

* Q4 loss on derivatives, sees 2012 output up 37 pct-40 pct

Stocks, Markets, Earnings, Energy, 22 Feb 2012
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