UPDATE 2-Couche-Tard extends takeover offer for Casey’s

* Couche-Tard shares up as much as 4 percent
(Updates with Casey’s response, analyst note, shares. In U.S.
dollars unless noted) Continue Reading »

UPDATE 3-Aon to buy Hewitt for $4.9 bln, creating HR giant

* Aon shares down 7 pct; Hewitt up 33.6 pct
(Adds analyst comment, details; updates share prices) Continue Reading »

UPDATE 1-Ivanhoe, Rio lock horns over shareholder rights plan

TORONTO, July 12 (Reuters) – Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines
said on Monday it will defend its shareholder rights
plan in arbitration proceedings that have been initiated by its
largest shareholder and partner Rio Tinto . Continue Reading »

UPDATE 2-Avon buying jewelry direct seller Silpada

* Shares up 1 pct in early trading
(Adds CEO comment, advisers and share move) Continue Reading »

NEC Holdings gets $134.5 mln bid from Gores Group

July 12 (Reuters) – Los Angeles-based private-equity firm
The Gores Group has sought bankruptcy court approval to buy NEC
Holdings Corp, a privately held envelope maker, for $134.5
million, subject to higher bids at an auction. Continue Reading »

CORRECTED – (OFFICIAL)-Online ad firm Adsmarket sees sales up 33 pc

(Company corrects spelling of CEO’s last name to Druker from
Drucker throughout) Continue Reading »

UPDATE 2-Hugh Hefner offers to take Playboy private

* Hefner offers to buy all shares he doesn’t current own

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Brazil antitrust rulings may be delayed – report

SAO PAULO, July 12 (Reuters) – The Brazilian Senate’s
failure to extend the mandate of two top councilors at the
nation’s antitrust agency could result in a delay in rulings in
a series of key corporate takeovers, newspaper Valor Economico
reported on Wednesday. Continue Reading »

UPDATE 1-Sparton to buy some assets of medical devices maker

* To buy contract manufacturing unit from Delphi Medical

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UPDATE 2-Zodiac shares rise after Safran approach

* Shares rise as much as 5.4 pct, Safran shares down 1.8 pct

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