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Lehman Brothers deal still a possibility

September 2, 2008 — 9:12pm ET | By Jim Kim
The Korea Development Bank may not want to be the sole owner of Lehman Brothers, but it is apparently willing to be part of a consortium. The AP reports that the governor of state-owned KDB has told... Read more...

RBS sweetens bid for ABN Amro

July 15, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

You've got to wonder about the new bid by the Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium for ABN Amro. It said all along that LaSalle was the main prize in its efforts to buy the Dutch giant; it... Read more...

Goldman works hard to avoid conflicts

June 13, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

There has been a lot of hand-wringing over the many conflicts that top investment banks have... Read more...

Biggest ever takeover battle heats up

April 29, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The battle for ABN Amro is heating up. Increasingly, it does not appear that... Read more...

Exchanges eye dark pools

February 13, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Big institutions have long sought the ability to trade large blocks of stock with minimal market reaction--anonymously. Which has made so-called "dark pools" a growth market. The likes of Read more...

Blackstone emerges triumphant, right?

February 4, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Well, the Blackstone Group has pulled off the largest buyout in history. Right? When Equity Office announced that it has decided to stick with Blackstone's offer of $54 a share (all cash)--even... Read more...

Vornado vs. Blackstone, another round?

February 1, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

And so it has come to pass, as we all expected. The Vornado-led consortium has submitted another offer--$56 a share--that appears to have bested the Read more...

Blackstone, Vornado saga nearing an end

January 30, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The Blackstone Group's bidding war with the Vornado-led group hasn't really riveted Wall Street the way... Read more...

Bank of America grows in Europe

January 16, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Bank of America has made several attempts to build a credible European business in banking and trading, but has little to show for it. Many think it will have to make a big acquisition--pointing... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Air Bank of America?

December 20, 2006 — 8:01pm ET
Bank of America is part of a consortium that has bought a stake in Brazilian airline BRA Transporters Aereos. This is second recent deal in Brazil. Last month, it sold two private-banking units. Read more...
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The Home Depot Agrees To Revised Terms of Sale of HD Supply

Transaction to Close August 30, 2007 ATLANTA, Aug 28, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it Read more >>