Could a potential merger between Office Depot Inc and OfficeMax Inc enable the companies to be more competitive with larger digital rivals like Amazon?

Back in December 2009 when Comcast began its road to acquiring 51.0 per cent of NBC Universal it was envisioned that a full takeover would not take place for a considerable number of years.

Household brands often excite a lot of interested parties when they become available to buy, and Hostess Brands has proven to be no exception.

The one positive to come from 2012's global results was private equity, which showed another year on year increase in terms of announced deal values.

November sees the 2012 US Presidential elections reach a conclusion and a lot has been made of Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s links to Bain Capital, the global private equity player.