Korea M&A Corporation

High fuel prices and the possibility of recession have sparked talk of a new round of mergers in the economically fragile airline industry. For weeks, reports about a proposed Delta and Northwest Airlines deal have prompted aviation analysts to also contemplate the possibility of a merger between Continental and United. Such consolidation is supposed to bring about increased efficiencies as it h..

Air France has submitted a bid to purchase Alitalia, but is offering significantly less than originally expected for Italy’s indebted and deficit-ridden airline. When it emerged that Air France is offering around 10 cents per Alitalia share (totaling $218 million), the Italian carrier’s value dropped by nearly 38 percent on the stock market. According to Bloomberg’s calculations, this was the si..

Main Street Investor’s Advocate Decries JP Morgan’s Purchase & Federal Guarantee, Calls Action Outrageous and Inconsistent. 03/19/08: Securities Arbitration UPDATE: Paul Young, founder and CEO of Securities Arbitration Group today called on Main Street investors to “urge investors to write to every federal legislator demanding an investigation of the $30 Billion guarantee to JP Morgan Chase in t..

Unable to topple Google Inc. on its own, Microsoft Corp. is trying to force crippled rival Yahoo Inc. into a shotgun marriage, with a wager worth nearly $42 billion that the two companies together will have a better chance of tackling the Internet search leader. Microsoft's audacious attempt to buy Yahoo, spelled out in an unsolicited offer announced Friday, shows just how much Google threatens ..

The Hyundai Automotive Group wants to expand its business into the securities industry by acquiring Shinheung Securities Co. It is to announce its decision as early as Monday. Established in 1955, Shinheung is one of the oldest securities companies in Korea and a small company with assets of W1.2 trillion (US$1=W938). With the Capital Markets Consolidation Act to take effect in February, rumors ..

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT This confidential agreement (“Confidentiality Agreement”) dated as of [Date] is made between China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited (“China Merchants”) of 48/F, One Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong and [*] (“the Company”) of [*]. Whereas, from time to time, China Merchants contemplates furnishing to the Company written and oral information (collectively, the “C..