JPMorgan staffs up for Asian M&A
(Singapore) JPMorgan has said it plans to hire up to 150 new staff each year across its Asian operations in a bid to capitalise on an expanding mergers […]
(Singapore) JPMorgan has said it plans to hire up to 150 new staff each year across its Asian operations in a bid to capitalise on an expanding mergers […]
(Australia) Macquarie Bank has snapped up Sweden’s A-Train operations for A$76 million as a further asset for its Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund (MEIF).The deal comes a week after […]
(Australia) Australian involvement in mergers & acquisitions activity has risen 51 percent to more than US$46 billion in the first nine months of 2003 compared with US$30.5 billion […]
(New Zealand) Reserve Bank of New Zealand will only rubber stamp the sale of National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) to a foreign owner if it is convinced […]
(Switzerland) Swiss bank UBS is set to boost its hedge fund portfolio by purchasing ABN Amro’s US prime brokerage operations for US$ 250 million.The bank said the business, […]
(Brazil/UK) HSBC is reportedly about to buy the Brazilian operations of British bank Lloyds TSB for more than US$700 million. An announcement is expected within the next fortnight.If […]
(Australia/UK) Macquarie Bank has acquired UK water utility South East Water (SEW) from French company Bouygues for A$948 million.SEW is the second biggest water only utility in the […]
(New Zealand) The Commerce Commission of New Zealand has given ANZ the green light to forge ahead with its plan to buy National Bank of New Zealand.ANZ was […]
Despite Westpac’s withdrawal from the bid for National Bank of New Zealand, the kiwi bank’s British owner Lloyds TSB insists there are still several offers on the table.However, […]
(Australia) Westpac has pulled out of the race to buy National Bank of New Zealand leaving ANZ as the sole Australian bank still interested in snapping up the […]