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Julius Baer in talks with BofA for Merrill Lynch's non-US wealth business
20 Jun 2012
Swiss private bank Julius Baer is looking at acquisitions in emerging markets and Europe in order to better compete with its larger domestic rivals UBS and Credit Suisse
CWW’s key shareholder backs Vodafone’s $1.6 billion takeover
18 Jun 2012
CWW owns the UK's biggest fibre network dedicated to businesses and also has a 260,000 mile international cable network that extends across Europe, India and throughout Asia
UK supermarket giant Tesco to sell half of Japanese chain to Aeon Corp
18 Jun 2012
Eight years after failing to make headway in the tough Japanese retail market, British supermarket giant Tesco Plc is selling half its business in the country
Motorola Solutions to buy UK's mobile computing company Psion
16 Jun 2012
Motorola Solutions plans to to expand its enterprise mobile computing business through the acquisition of mobile computing products and their applications developer, Psion Plc
Hong Kong bourse to buy London Metal Exchange for $2.18 billion
15 Jun 2012
The Chinese government is the largest shareholder in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and has the right to elect its chairman and chief executive
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