Korea M&A Corporation

HP announced that it has completed its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), creating a leading force in technology services. With this acquisition, initially announced on May 13 and valued at an enterprise value of approximately $13.9bn, HP has one of the technology industry's broadest portfolios of products, services and end-to-end solutions. The combined offerings are focu..

Special purpose acquisition corporate or Special purpose acquisition company A Special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a pooled investment vehicle that allows public stock market investors to invest in private equity type transactions, particularly leveraged buyouts. SPACs are shell or blank-check companies that have no operations but go public with the intention of merging with or acquiri..

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, plans to bid for a 3.35 trillion won ($3.1 billion) controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. in what may be the industry's biggest acquisition. A preliminary offer will be submitted Wednesday, Ulsan, South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy said today in an e-mailed statement, without providing more details. The value..

BEIJING, Aug 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Good Life China Corporation www.goodlifechina.com (GLCC) is pleased to announce that it reached a tentative agreement to acquire a majority position in "The People Home," Chain (TPH). Shijiazhuang (TPH) chain is part of the Shijiazhuang Fuyuan Group. TPH line of business is mainly in the distribution of non durable goods of consumer prod..

Evercore Partners, the boutique investment bank, announced an agreement Thursday to secure a $120 million investment from Japan’s Mizuho Corporate Bank by selling debt and warrants. Evercore plans to use the fresh capital to expand its investment management business, including the financing of several new operations by the end of the year, the company said in a statement. The deal would expand a..

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS.LN) said Thursday it had made some senior appointments in its M&A and corporate finance team in Asia. Richard Griffiths, Ivan Li and Tammy Wan join ABN Amro's M&A team as corporate executive directors and Michael Niederberger joins the corporate finance group as corporate director. Peter Schulz, previously with ABN's London telecoms, media and technology cov..