Mizuho Sees Acquisitions as Route to Asia ExpansionMizuho Financial wants to expand in fast-growing Asia by investing in local financial institutions and building up its existing operations there, according to a senior executive at the bank.
Enterprise Products, Enterprise GP Strike DealOil-and-gas pipeline companies Enterprise Products Partners and Enterprise GP announced a unit-based merger that values Enterprise GP at about $8 billion.
Petronas Chemicals Plans Malaysian IPOThe unit of Malaysian state-owned oil corporation Petroliam Nasional may raise as much as $3.53 billion in its initial share sale, in what would be among Southeast Asia's biggest offerings ever.
Foreclosure Filed on Ritz KapaluaThe estate of bankrupt securities firm Lehman Brothers has filed court papers to foreclose on Hawaii's Ritz-Carlton Kapalua resort, continuing the carnage in that state's hotel sector.
Casey's Gets Rival ProposalCasey's General Stores received a $1.5 billion takeover offer from a third party that tops last week's raised hostile bid from Canadian convenience-store giant Couche-Tard.
ResCare Agrees to Onex's BidResCare agreed to an increased buyout offer from investment firm Onex that values the provider of home care to the elderly at about $384 million.
Chevron, Devon in DealChevron acquired operating interests in three oil-and-gas exploration blocks in the South China Sea, and China's government has given approval for BP to take a stake in part of the deep-water acreage.
Hyundai Bidding War LoomsThe sale of Hyundai Engineering will pit two former sister companies against each other. A deal could fetch $3 billion for the construction firm's creditors.
MUFG Buys a Stake In China Fund FirmMitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking said it has signed an agreement with BNP Paribas to buy its stake in a mutual-fund venture with China's Shenyin & Wanguo Securities.
GM Will Face Questions About OpelAs GM gears up to pitch its IPO to investors this fall, one of the tougher tasks it faces is making the case that its Opel operations in Europe can be fixed.
Airgas Bid Raised By SuitorAir Products & Chemicals raised its cash offer for smaller rival Airgas to $65.50 a share, or $5.48 billion, in its hostile takeover bid.
China Strategic: AIG Looks to End Nan Shan DealChina Strategic Holdings said AIG is looking to scuttle a deal for the company and its consortium partner to buy the U.S. insurer's Taiwanese life-insurance unit.
Ireland Seeks Solution for Anglo IrishIreland's government is seeking European support to stabilize tottering Anglo Irish Bank, hoping to end a recurring banking nightmare that has sparked fresh fears about its national finances.
IPOs Still Coming Despite Rough ReceptionsIt sounds like a pretty bad environment for launching an IPO, but bankers and attorneys involved in the new-issuance market say other factors will likely keep the deals coming this fall, albeit not at a breakneck pace.
Withdrawals Continue at Kabul BankAfghans continued pulling money from Kabul Bank—their country's largest bank—Saturday, despite assurances from top officials that the lender was financially secure.
Wall Street's New Power BrokerA former numbers-cruncher at Ford Motor is now one of the most powerful people on Wall Street, whose opinion can sway fortunes and scuttle empires.
Goldcorp to Buy AndeanCanadian miner Goldcorp said it had reached a deal to buy Andean Resources in a deal that values the gold company at around $3.42 billion.
Pechter Bids for Value Line FundsRichard Pechter, a director of Finra and NYSE's regulatory arm, said this week that he made an offer for Value Line's troubled mutual-fund business.
Alfa Laval Bids $696 Million for MuntersEngineering company Alfa Laval has made a $696 million bid for indoor-climate-gear maker Munters to boost its presence in the market for air and climate equipment.
Petrobras Seeks $65 BillionBrazil's state-run energy company Petrobras launched the world's largest-ever sale of shares to finance a $224 billion, five-year investment program.
H-P Outguns Dell in Takeover DuelIt wasn't the biggest bidding war the tech world has ever seen, but the battle between titans H-P and Dell for a humble maker of data-storage systems certainly qualified as one of the wildest ever.
BK's Strategy: Play Catch-UpBurger King Holdings agreed to a $3.3 billion leveraged buyout by private-equity firm 3G Capital Management that proposes to reinvigorate the struggling hamburger chain by accelerating its international expansion.
Abbott Abandons Sale of UnitAbbott pulled the plug on the sale of its European flu-vaccine business when initial bids came in below the company's expectations.
