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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 7 Oct 2009 02:00:07 +0100Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:23:50 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/indepth/m&a(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f409e32-b29a-11de-b7d2-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f409e32-b29a-11de-b7d2-00144feab49a.htmlThe country's top companies have pounced on the rebound in global stock markets to rebuild their balance sheets and are now in the hunt for cross-border dealsWed, 7 Oct 2009 02:00:07 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/90e59d32-b222-11de-a271-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90e59d32-b222-11de-a271-00144feab49a.htmlGrainCorp, the Australian grain storage and handling group, is to expand its international footprint by agreeing to buy United Malt Holdings of the US for $655mTue, 6 Oct 2009 08:58:28 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4265b41c-b105-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4265b41c-b105-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe recent wave of M&A activity has seen investment-grade global corporations taking the lead while private equity groups remain on the sidelinesSun, 4 Oct 2009 18:00:08 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/506f1688-addc-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/506f1688-addc-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlShows further willingness to use new powers to probe global deals by imposing tough conditions on Delphi and Wyeth takeoversWed, 30 Sep 2009 18:02:24 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/11d12820-ab7b-11de-9be4-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11d12820-ab7b-11de-9be4-00144feabdc0.htmlUS group brings five-month takeover battle to an end with the purchase of Solvay's pharmaceutical company, beating UCB of Belgium and Switzerland's NycomedMon, 28 Sep 2009 07:29:56 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/06723244-a937-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06723244-a937-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestors may be cheering the return of mergers and acquisitions but a closer look at the numbers suggests a nascent dealmaking boom is still a long way offThu, 24 Sep 2009 20:25:12 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e74a66dc-a93d-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e74a66dc-a93d-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe global value of deals fell 37 per cent to just $1,620bn in the nine months from the same period last year, according to Dealogic, the financial data providerThu, 24 Sep 2009 20:23:43 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/aca1e72a-a2db-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aca1e72a-a2db-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0.html Negotiations between Bharti Airtel and MTN to potentially create an emerging markets telecoms powerhouse have suffered criticism from South African ministersWed, 16 Sep 2009 18:31:24 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a49a0ae-a300-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a49a0ae-a300-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0.htmlThe second largest British network operator says it would benefit from plans to consolidate the UK mobile phone businesses of France Telecom and Deutsche TelekomThu, 17 Sep 2009 00:55:42 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8ad5086-a100-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8ad5086-a100-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.htmlCasio, Hitachi and NEC are to merge their mobile phone units to create a business with a Japanese market share of about 15 per centMon, 14 Sep 2009 16:50:48 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/35a51260-9d99-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35a51260-9d99-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.htmlJapanese drinks groups Suntory and Asahi Breweries are holding separate talks over the €2.6bn auction to buy Orangina Schweppes, maker of France's best-known soft drinkThu, 10 Sep 2009 19:19:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a27c69e-9bf9-11de-b214-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a27c69e-9bf9-11de-b214-00144feabdc0.htmlKraft's approach for Cadbury and a potential deal involving France Telecom's Orange UK and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile UK have raised hopes of a rebound in global dealmakingMon, 7 Sep 2009 23:21:35 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/59541df0-98ad-11de-aa1b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59541df0-98ad-11de-aa1b-00144feabdc0.htmlEven as media bankruptcies continue, sufficient confidence has returned for groups such as McGraw-Hill and News Corp to invite offers on assets such as Business Week and Dow Jones IndexesThu, 3 Sep 2009 19:48:13 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/077f3490-9364-11de-b146-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/077f3490-9364-11de-b146-00144feabdc0.htmlNBC Universal, Walt Disney and Hearst are pooling two networks of cable channels in a complex consolidation that demonstrates the fragmented industry's search for cost savings to offset falling advertising revenuesFri, 28 Aug 2009 00:55:30 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f11fb214-9332-11de-b146-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=aece9792-aa13-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fdealhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f11fb214-9332-11de-b146-00144feabdc0.htmlHopes of merger and acquisition activity among fund management groups are fading as share prices in the asset management sector have risen 48.4% in the past six monthsThu, 27 Aug 2009 20:33:58 +0100