Korea M&A Corporation

ABN AMRO is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of the 32 Taitung Business Bank branch licenses, as announced on 8 June 2007. Netherlands-based ABN AMRO is a leading international bank with total assets of EUR 1,120.1 bln (as at 30 June 2007). It has more than 4,500 branches in 53 countries, and has a staff of more than 107,000 full-time equivalents worldwide. ABN AMRO is liste..

MANILA, Philippines -- Shares in Jollibee Foods Corp., the Philippines' largest fast food chain, were firmer in early trading Monday after the company announced it has agreed to acquire another restaurant chain in China, for $50.5 million. At 10:13 a.m., Jollibee was up 50 centavos, or 0.9 percent, at P53.50. Volumes, however, were thin with only 192,300 shares changing hands so far. The stock r..

HONG KONG, Sept. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Technology Development Group Corporation today announced the proposed acquisition of all solar energy assets and business of Shenzhen Soyin Electrical Appliance Industrial Co., Ltd. ("Soyin"). The Company expects to contribute US$5.8 million (RMB43, 800,000) in cash consideration to a new joint venture, Shenzhen Shengguang New Energy Tec..

Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. are getting less than half the minimum fees typically charged for arranging a $3 billion Taiwan banking merger, three people familiar with the terms of the deal said. Goldman, the world's leading takeover adviser, accepted less than $1 million for advising state-backed Chang Hwa Commercial Bank on its union with T..

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (NYSE: MER) announced that today it completed the merger of First Republic Bank with and into Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch. As a result of the transaction, First Republic, a private banking and wealth management firm focused on high net worth individuals and their businesses, will operate as a division of Merrill Lynch..

By Kiyoshi Takenaka - Analysis TOKYO (Reuters) - This week's capital alliance between Sharp Corp. (6753.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Pioneer Corp. (6773.T: Quote, Profile, Research) will likely kick-start further realignment in Japan's overcrowded electronics sector, which needs to pool resources to survive. Japan's electronics conglomerates have sprawling business portfolios, spreading thei..