Zephyr Week in Review 26th September
It was a week of tying up loose ends, with the completion of several high value M&A and private equity deals announced during the summer. Targets included AXA Canada, Bank Moskvy and BJ’s Wholesale Club.
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Zephyr Week in Review 12th September
The week’s highest value deal saw Berkshire Hathaway complete its purchase of US chemicals producer Lubrizol for USD 9,700 billion. Other targets include semiconductor manufacturer NetLogic MicroSystems and search engine developer Yahoo Japan.
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Zephyr Week in Review 5th September
Reynolds Group Holdings completed its acquisition of Graham Packaging for USD 4,500 million in the week’s largest deal. Other targets were US corrugated packaging concern Temple-Inland and Research In Motion, the Blackberry manufacturer.
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Zephyr Week in Review 29th August
The largest announced deal of the week was Bank of America agreeing to sell 5 per cent of China Construction Bank to a group of investors. Other targets were Australian miner Macarthur Coal and French engineer Spie.
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Zephyr Week in Review 15th August
The top two announced deals of the week were worth a combined USD 22,765 million, making this one of the strongest M&A weeks of 2011. Deal targets included Motorola, Autonomy and Shenzhen Development Bank.
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Zephyr Week in Review 8th August
Capital One agreed to buy HSBC’s US credit card and retail banking activities for around USD 53,343 million, marking the largest announced global deal of 2011.
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Zephyr Week in Review 1st August
Li Ka-shing agreed deal with Northumbrian Water, while Kirin made a significant investment into Brazil.
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Zephyr Week in Review 25th July
The Russian gold mining sector was the target of the highest value deal of the week, with KazakhGold completing its purchase of Polyus Zoloto. ING’s agreed sale of Latin American insurance activities provided a further boost for emerging markets.
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Zephyr Week in Review 11th July
The US was the target of the highest value deals of the week, with target companies including Petrohawk Energy, Temple-Inland, Clorox and Kinetic Concepts.
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Zephyr Week in Review 4th July
The largest announced deal by value targeted US-based gas transportation group Southern Union and was worth USD 8.9 billion. US-based targets dominated the high-value deals across all categories despite the 4th July holiday.
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