Datamonitor Mergers and Acquisitions

Deal report: Amgen may acquire Savient Pharmaceuticals Deal in brief Deal in brief According to Forbes, Amgen, Inc., a biotechnology company, is planning to acquire Savient Pharmaceuticals, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on rheumatology. Both the companies are based in

Deal report: Great Trust Joint Stock Commercial Bank acquires ##% stake in Dai Viet Securities Deal in brief Deal in brief Great Trust Joint Stock Commercial Bank, a commercial bank, has finalized the acquisition of a ##% stake in Dai

Deal report: Nantahala Bancshares to acquire ###% of Nantahala Bank & Trust Company Deal in brief Deal in brief Nantahala Bancshares, Inc., a bank holding company, has applied for an approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond for the proposed

Deal report: North East Equity Matching Fund (NEEMF) invests in Advanced Modular Systems Deal in brief Deal in brief The North East Equity Matching Fund, a UK-based venture capital co-investment fund, has invested in Advanced Modular Systems, engaged

Deal report: Gardline Shipping acquires Howards Group Deal in brief Deal in brief Gardline Shipping Limited, a provider of seabed surveys, marine contracting, and mobile satellite communications services, has acquired Howards Group, Ltd., a property services company. The transaction also

Deal report: Rub Music Enterprises acquires SANUWAVE Deal in brief Deal in brief Rub Music Enterprises, Inc. (RME), a development stage company, has acquired SANUWAVE, Inc., a medical technology company. Both the companies are based in the US. Announcement (September

Deal report: Societe Generale de Financement du Quebec acquires ##% stake in Temrex from Tembec Deal in brief Deal in brief Societe Generale de Financement du Quebec (SGF), an industrial and financial holding corporation, through its subsidiaries, has acquired a

Deal report: GPM Resources acquires ##% stake in Kalgoorlie North Gold project Deal in brief Deal in brief Atom Energy Limited, an Australia-based mining exploration and development company focused on uranium projects, through its wholly-owned subsidiary GPM Resources

Deal report: Regent Pacific Properties to acquire Cassel Centre Deal in brief Deal in brief Regent Pacific Properties, Inc., a Canadian capital pool company, has entered into a letter of intent to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of

Deal report: Invest Paritet acquires ##.##% stake in Proletarsky zavod (Proletarskiy Plant) Deal in brief Deal in brief Invest Paritet OOO, a provider of financial services, has acquired a ##.##% stake in JSC Proletarsky zavod , a machine-building

Deal report: Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T) not to acquire Colonial Brokerage Deal in brief Deal in brief Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T) has dropped its plans to acquire Colonial Brokerage, Inc., the brokerage unit of Colonial Bank. All

Deal report: Iowa Credit Union League to acquire ###% of Affiliates Management Company Deal in brief Deal in brief Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL), a trade association that represents interests of federally chartered credit unions and their members, has applied

Deal report: Russian Agricultural Bank to acquire ##.##% stake in Khomyakovsky Khladokombinat Deal in brief Deal in brief The Russian Agricultural Bank has received clearance from the Federal Antimonopoly Service to acquire a ##.##% stake in CJSC Khomyakovsky

Deal report: Satpanth Capital acquires assets of Bedford Furniture Deal in brief Deal in brief Satpanth Capital Incorporated has acquired the assets of Bedford Furniture Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of the King Koil mattress brand. Both the companies are based

Deal report: Viterra acquires assets of Lakeside Fertilizer from XL Foods Deal in brief Deal in brief Viterra, Inc., a handler of grains and oilseeds, has acquired the assets of Lakeside Fertilizer, a division of XL Foods, Inc., a producer

Deal report: North East Equity Matching invests in TrackaPhone Deal in brief Deal in brief North East Equity Matching Limited, a UK-based investment firm, has made a significant investment in TrackaPhone, Ltd., a location service provider. Both the parties

Deal report: MediaV Holding Company raises $#.# million in Series A funding Deal in brief Deal in brief MediaV Holding Company Limited, a China-based media company, has raised $#.# million in Series A funding from Lightspeed Venture

Deal report: Getty Realty acquires ## Exxon gasoline station and convenience store properties Deal in brief Deal in brief Getty Realty Corp. has acquired ## Exxon branded gasoline station and convenience store properties located in Prince George s County, Maryland

Deal report: Wuhan Haibo Heavy Engineering secures venture funding Deal in brief Deal in brief China-based Wuhan Haibo Heavy Engineering Science and Technology Co., Ltd. has secured venture capital investment from Wuhan Silicon Paradise Sunshine Venture Investment Co., Ltd

Deal report: Unilever to acquire personal care business of Sara Lee Corporation Deal in brief Deal in brief Unilever Plc, a UK-based manufacturer and marketer of home, personal care and food products, has made a binding offer to acquire

Deal report: Atlantis Capital Special Situations and Ecostream Italy management acquire Ecostream Italy Deal in brief Deal in brief The Management of Ecostream Italy Srl along with Atlantis Capital Special Situations S.p.A., an independent institutional investor, has acquired

Deal report: Vinythai to acquire ###% stake in Solvay Biochemical Thailand Deal in brief Deal in brief Thailand-based Vinythai Public Company Limited has agreed to acquire ###% stake in Solvay Biochemicals (Thailand) Limited, a manufacturer of basic chemical products

Deal report: Affymax receives $## million equity line of credit arrangement from Azimuth Opportunity Deal in brief Deal in brief Affymax, Inc., a US-based biopharmaceutical company that develops synthetic peptide-based drugs for the treatment of kidney diseases and

Deal report: US Treasury invests $##.## million in Steele Street Bank Deal in brief Deal in brief Steele Street Bank Corporation, the US-based bank holding company of Steele Street Bank & Trust, has raised approximately $##.## million from

Deal report: Peel Exploration to acquire ###% interest in May Day gold-base metal deposit from Imperial Deal in brief Deal in brief Peel Exploration, Ltd., a precious, base and specialty metals exploration company, has reached a conditional agreement to

Deal report: Mercator may acquire Delta Maxi Deal in brief Deal in brief According to Seenews, b## reported that Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d., a Slovenia-based retailer, is planning to acquire Delta Maxi, a Serbia-based specialist food retailer

Deal report: US Treasury invests $#.# million in GulfSouth Private Bank Deal in brief Deal in brief GulfSouth Private Bank, the US-based provider of personal, business, and private banking services, has raised $#.## million from the United

Deal report: US Treasury invests $## million in Guaranty Capital Deal in brief Deal in brief Guaranty Capital Corporation, the US-based bank holding company of Guaranty Bank and Trust, has raised $## million from the United States Department of

Deal report: Pozavarovalnica Sava (Sava-Re) acquires remaining stake in Dukagjini Life Deal in brief Deal in brief Pozavarovalnica Sava, d.d. (Sava-Re), a Slovenian reinsurance company, has acquired the remaining stake in Dukagjini Life, a Serbia-based provider

Deal report: Epworth HealthCare to acquire Epworth Rehabilitation from ING Real Estate Healthcare Deal in brief Deal in brief ING Real Estate Healthcare Fund (IHF) has agreed to enter into a conditional contract to sell Epworth Rehabilitation Camberwell, a provider

Deal report: Affiliates Management to acquire ###% of CrediCard National Bank Deal in brief Deal in brief Affiliates Management Company, the holding company of the Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL), has applied for an approval from the Federal Reserve Bank

Deal report: NAMAE Electronics to acquire #.##% stake in DAHUI Deal in brief Deal in brief NAMAE Electronics, Inc., an electronic products manufacturer, has signed an agreement to acquire ###,### shares, representing a #.##% stake, in DAHUI

Deal report: IKEA France acquires wind power farm in France Deal in brief Deal in brief IKEA France, the French subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer IKEA AB, has acquired a wind power farm in Saint-Genou, central France, with an

Deal report: Microlease acquires European operations of Telogy Deal in brief Deal in brief Microlease plc, a UK-based provider of rental, leasing, and sale of electronic test and measurement equipment, has acquired the European operations of Telogy LLC, a

Deal report: Acorn Recruitment acquires signaling and telecoms division of Track Safe Telecom Deal in brief Deal in brief Acorn Recruitment Limited has acquired the signaling and telecoms division (S and T division) of Track Safe Telecom, Ltd., a provider

Deal report: FCP Fund I to acquire ###% of American Community Properties Trust Deal in brief Deal in brief FCP Fund I, L.P., a $### million discretionary equity fund managed by Federal Capital Partners, has entered into an agreement

Deal report: Fidelity National Financial sells Fidelity National Capital to Winthrop Resources Deal in brief Deal in brief Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF), a provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services, and information services, has sold Fidelity National

Deal report: NuEarth acquires Anviron from Anviron Holding Deal in brief Deal in brief Anviron Holding Co., a specialty chemical manufacturer, has sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, Anviron Corporation to NuEarth Corporation, an exclusive distributor of NuSoil, AquaSolv, Dustblock, Roadbinder

Deal report: HalcyGen Pharmaceuticals to acquire Mayne Pharma Deal in brief Deal in brief HalcyGen Pharmaceuticals Limited has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares in Mayne Pharma International Pty., Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, from Hospira Australia Pty, Ltd

Deal report: CHR Solutions merges with Martin Group Deal in brief Deal in brief CHR Solutions, Inc., a provider of telecommunications consulting services, has merged with Martin Group, Inc., a provider of software solutions, business services and engineering resources. Both

Deal report: Central European Distribution acquires remaining ##% stake in Copecresto Enterprises Deal in brief Deal in brief Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC), a Poland-based producer, distributor and importer of alcoholic beverages, has acquired the remaining ##% stake in

Deal report: Civica UK acquires In#tek Deal in brief Deal in brief Civica UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Civica plc, a provider of software and services to the public sector, has acquired in#tek Limited, a provider of application

Deal report: Xaloy acquires Spirex Corporation Deal in brief Deal in brief Xaloy, Inc., a manufacturer of plastification units and components, has acquired Spirex Corporation, a designer of plasticating unit products, including screws, barrels and front-end components. Both the

Deal report: L&T Finance to acquire DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Deal in brief Deal in brief L&T Finance Limited, a financial services provider, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire ###% stake in DBS Cholamandalam

Deal report: Ingenico acquires easycash from Warburg Pincus Deal in brief Deal in brief Ingenico, a France-based provider of transaction and secure payment solutions, has acquired ###% of easycash, a Germany-based provider of payment services, from US-based

Deal report: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group to acquire remaining ##% stakes in ING Australia and ING (NZ) Holdings Deal in brief Deal in brief Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has reached an agreement to acquire

Deal report: Mikhaylovskiy to acquire ##% stake in Kommunalshchik Deal in brief Deal in brief Mikhaylovskiy GOK OAO, engaged in the metal ore mining and processing, has received clearance from the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service to acquire a ##% stake

Deal report: TNK-Stolitsa to acquire ###% stake in Rubin Deal in brief Deal in brief OJSC «TNK-Stolitsa», a fuel retail company, has made a bid to acquire ###% stake in Rubin OOO. Both the companies are based in

Deal report: TNK-Stolitsa to acquire ###% stake in Tramontana Deal in brief Deal in brief OJSC «TNK-Stolitsa», a fuel retail company, has made a bid to acquire ###% stake in Tramontana OOO. Both the companies are based in

Deal report: Barclays may acquire Citigroup s Portuguese retail-banking assets and credit-card portfolio Deal in brief Deal in brief According to the Wall Street Journal, Barclays PLC is planning to acquire some of the Portuguese retail- banking assets

Deal report: PTT Exploration and Production to acquire OMV Timor Sea Deal in brief Deal in brief PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) has entered into an agreement to acquire ###% interest in OMV Timor Sea Pty, Ltd

Deal report: Tracker Trucks acquires Pure Distribution Deal in brief Deal in brief Tracker Trucks, a designer and manufacturer of skateboards, has acquired Pure Distribution, a company engaged in the sales and distribution of skateboards. Both the companies are based

Deal report: Tulsyan NEC to acquire Chitrakoot Steel & Power Deal in brief Deal in brief Tulsyan NEC, Ltd., a manufacturer of steel bars and rods, has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire ###% shares in Chitrakoot Steel & Power Pvt

Deal report: Shree Renuka Sugars acquires #% stake in National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) Deal in brief Deal in brief Shree Renuka Sugars Limited (SRS) has acquired a #% stake in National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), an India-based

Deal report: Manulife Financial acquires Canadian retail investment fund business of AIC Deal in brief Deal in brief Manulife Financial Corporation, a financial services company, has acquired the Canadian retail investment fund business of AIC Limited, a mutual fund company

Deal report: SAP acquires SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting Deal in brief Deal in brief SAP AG has acquired all shares of SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting AG (SAF), a Switzerland- based developer of ordering and forecasting software for the

Deal report: Heritage Bankshares raises $##.# million from US Treasury Deal in brief Deal in brief Heritage Bankshares, Inc., the US-based bank holding company of Heritage Bank, has completed an investment transaction with the United States Department of

Deal report: Federal Trade Commission approves acquisition of Simmons Bedding by Ares Management and Teachers Private Capital Deal in brief Deal in brief Update on October ##, ####: Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under

Deal report: AXIS Bank raises $##.## million in preferential allotment of equity shares Deal in brief Deal in brief Axis Bank Limited, a provider of banking and other financial services, has raised INR#,###.## million ($##.## million

Deal report: Consort Medical to acquire The Medical House Deal in brief Deal in brief Update on November #, ####: The Consort Medical Plc Board is pleased to announce that its recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to

Deal report: JEANJEAN and Laroche to merge Deal in brief Deal in brief JEANJEAN SA has signed a memorandum of agreement to merge with Laroche SA. Both the companies are producers of wine based in France. Target # JeanJean S

Deal report: M-Travel Switzerland to acquire majority stake in bta Holding Deal in brief Deal in brief M-Travel Switzerland, a travel agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in bta Holding AG, a tour operator. Both the

Deal report: Bon Bon Buddies acquires Teepee Creative Deal in brief Deal in brief Bon Bon Buddies Limited, a manufacturer of confectionary and biscuits, has acquired Teepee Creative Limited, a manufacturer of branded toys and gifts, from Mr Lucky Bags

Deal report: Lumiplan acquires DUHAMEL Deal in brief Deal in brief Lumiplan, a designer and manufacturer of information and electronic communication systems, has acquired DUHAMEL SA, a manufacturer of communication systems for buses and coaches. Both the companies are based

Deal report: PINS Group raises $#.# million in Series A funding Deal in brief Deal in brief PINS Group BV, a Netherlands-based provider web hosting, domain registration and e-mail services, has secured EUR#.# million in Series

Deal report: OGX Petroleo e Gas acquires ##% stake in seven onshore exploratory blocks from Petra Energia Deal in brief Deal in brief OGX Petroleo e Gas, Ltda., engaged in the refining and commercialization of natural gas, has acquired a

Deal report: Grove Industries acquires Davicon Mezzanine Floors from Welconstruct Group Deal in brief Deal in brief Grove Industries Limited, a business conglomerate, has acquired Davicon Mezzanine Floors Limited, a manufacturer of mezzanine floors, from The Welconstruct Group Limited. All

Deal report: Global Infrastructure Partners to acquire ##% stake in Chesapeake Midstream Partners from Chesapeake Energy Deal in brief Deal in brief Chesapeake Energy Corporation, an independent producer of oil and natural gas, has entered into a definitive agreement to

Deal report: Petros Petropoulos to acquire lubricant businesses of Shell Hellas Deal in brief Deal in brief Petros Petropoulos AEBE is planning to acquire the Greek lubricants sales and marketing, local marine and aviation lubricants businesses of Shell Hellas A

Deal report: Element Power to acquire solar photovoltaic plant from Caja de Burgos and Patrimonial Deal in brief Deal in brief Element Power, Ltd., a UK-based renewable energy company, is planning to acquire a # MW power solar photovoltaic

Deal report: WSFS Financial to raise $## million in equity offering Deal in brief Deal in brief WSFS Financial Corporation, a financial services company, has raised $## million in cash by selling ###,### shares of common stock and a

Deal report: Mandalay Resources to acquire AGD Mining Deal in brief Deal in brief Mandalay Resources, Ltd., a Canadian metal mining company, has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of AGD Mining

Deal report: Airetrak raises $#.## million in angel investment Deal in brief Deal in brief Airetrak, Ltd., a UK-based provider of WiFi-based real time location systems (RTLS), has raised GBP#.## million of equity funding from a

Deal report: Aureos Capital invests $## million in ITS InfoComunicacion Deal in brief Deal in brief Aureos Capital Limited, through its Aureos Latin America Fund, I L.P., has invested up to $## million in ITS InfoComunicacion, a Costa Rica

Deal report: AbitibiBowater plans to sell mill located in Lufkin, Texas, US to CIT Partners Deal in brief Deal in brief AbitibiBowater, Inc. is planning to sell its idled plant Texas, US to CIT Partners LLC for $##.# million

Deal report: Humares to sell XPE in Belgium to Adecco Deal in brief Deal in brief Humares B.V., a Netherlands-based provider of staffing services, has agreed to sell the Belgian arm of its subsidiary XPE Group to Adecco

Deal report: American Restaurant to acquire ## restaurant locations of Millie s Restaurants Deal in brief Deal in brief American Restaurant Concepts, Inc., an operator of limited service and full service restaurants, has entered into an asset purchase agreement to

Deal report: Phone Co-op acquires Avoco UK Deal in brief Deal in brief The Phone Co-op, Ltd., a provider of line rental, broadband and mobile services, has acquired Avoco UK, Ltd., a provider of telecommunications services. Both the

Deal report: Liftopia secures $# million in Series B funding round Deal in brief Deal in brief Liftopia, Inc. has secured $# million in Series B funding round led by Erik Blachford, the CEO of Terrapass and former CEO of

Deal report: Homeserve sells emergency services division to management and Lloyds TSB Development Capital Deal in brief Deal in brief Homeserve plc has sold its Emergency Services Division (HES), excluding the HomeServe Property Repairs businesses to a newly incorporated company

Deal report: Clean Energy Fuels to acquire BAF Technologies Deal in brief Deal in brief Clean Energy Fuels Corp has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire BAF Technologies, Inc. (BAF) for approximately $#.# million. Both the companies

Deal report: Financial Software Systems acquires Spot Systems Deal in brief Deal in brief Financial Software Systems, Inc., a provider of portfolio management software, has acquired Spot Systems, Inc., a provider of FX management software and services. Both the companies

Deal report: Medical Connections Holdings to acquire National Healthcare Staffing Deal in brief Deal in brief Medical Connections Holdings, Inc., a healthcare staffing company, has entered into a letter of intent to acquire National Healthcare Staffing, LLC, a provider of

Deal report: Maverick Insurance acquires Williams Underwriting Group Deal in brief Deal in brief Maverick Insurance, an insurance agency that provides insurance and risk management solutions to personal and commercial insurance consumers, has acquired Williams Underwriting Group, Inc., a third

Deal report: BELRON US to acquire vehicle glass repair and replacement assets of IGD Industries Deal in brief Deal in brief BELRON US, an automotive glass repair and replacement company, has agreed to acquire the vehicle glass repair and replacement

Deal report: Certify raises $#.# million in angel funding Deal in brief Deal in brief Certify, LLC, a US-based provider of employee expense management software to the SMB market, has raised $#.# million in angel funding from

Deal report: August Equity backs Funeral Services Partnership in management buyout (MBO) Deal in brief Deal in brief August Equity LLP, a private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Funeral Services Partnership Limited (FSP), a consolidator of funeral care

Deal report: Norske Skogindustrier to sell Norske Skog (Hebei) Paper to Shandong Huatai Paper Deal in brief Deal in brief Norske Skogindustrier ASA, a Norway-based provider of newsprint and magazine paper, has entered into an agreement to sell Norske

Deal report: Abengoa to acquire remaining ##% stake in Biocarburantes de Castilla from Ebro Puleva Deal in brief Deal in brief Abengoa S.A. has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining ##% stake in Biocarburantes de Castilla y Leon

Deal report: ESCO Technologies acquires minority interest in Firetide Deal in brief Deal in brief ESCO Technologies, Inc., a supplier of special purpose utility solutions, has acquired a minority interest in Firetide, Inc., a provider of wireless networking equipments. Both

Deal report: Schuitema and Sperwer may bid for Super de Boer Deal in brief Deal in brief According to Reuters, Distrifood reported that Schuitema N.V. and Sperwer Group are planning to make a joint counter bid to acquire Super

Deal report: Goby Technologies raises venture funding Deal in brief Deal in brief Goby Technologies, a US-based search engine focused on exploring new things to do with free time, has secured venture funding from Flybridge Capital Partners and Kepha

Deal report: Minco Silver to raise $##.## million through private placement Deal in brief Deal in brief Minco Silver Corporation, a Canada-based company focused on the acquisition and development of silver dominant projects, has announced a non-brokered

Deal report: Ivivi Technologies to sell assets to entity controlled by Steven Gluckstern Deal in brief Deal in brief Ivivi Technologies, Inc., a US-based medical technology company, has agreed to sell all its assets to an entity controlled by

Deal report: L Oreal to sell agricultural units to Orgarome Deal in brief Deal in brief L Oreal S.A., a cosmetics company, is planning to sell certain agricultural units to Orgarome S.A.S., a manufacturer and marketer of

Deal report: Ferrellgas Partners acquires Vanson Deal in brief Deal in brief Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., a distributor of propane and related equipment, has acquired Vanson LLC, a propane retailer. Both the companies are based in the US. Target Vanson

Deal report: Symbion acquires ##.#% stake in Gresham Station Surgery Center Deal in brief Deal in brief Symbion, Inc. (Symbion Healthcare), an owner and operator of short stay surgical facilities, has acquired a ##.#% stake in Gresham Station

Deal report: McNett acquires gear aid product line from Adventure Medical Kits Deal in brief Deal in brief McNett Corporation, a manufacturer of care, repair, water treatment, and personal comfort products for adventure sports, has acquired the gear aid product

Deal report: Tire Service Equipment Manufacturing Company acquires inventory, trademarks, equipment and manufacturing rights of Amermac Deal in brief Deal in brief Tire Service Equipment Manufacturing Company, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of tire service equipment and shop tools, has

Deal report: Sedo.com acquires ParkingPanel.com Deal in brief Deal in brief Sedo.com, LLC, an online marketplace for buying and selling domain names and websites, has acquired ParkingPanel.com, a domain monetization service provider. Both the companies are