Korea M&A Corporation

Sydney, Sep 24, 2007 (RWE via COMTEX) -- AXAPF | charts | news | PowerRating -- (RWE Australian Business News) AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd (ASX:AXA) and its Malaysian joint venture partner, AFFIN Holdings, have been granted approval from Bank Negara Malaysia to start negotiations with a view to the possible acquisition of Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad (MAA). This approval is required to ..

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..

US investment firm Lone Star has stopped talks with Singapore's DBS Group Holdings to sell Korea Exchange Bank, a report said. Lone Star chairman John Grayken did not give the reason for the end of the talks, but told Yonhap the Dallas- based fund would keep looking for a buyer for KEB, despite a legal battle over the 2003 purchase of the bank. South Korean prosecutors said in December the US$1...

On July 5, when the Bank of China (BOC) launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the market reacted warmly and pushed its stock prices high above its original price. BOC's listing on the A-share market has a significance that cannot be overstated. The listing, coming soon after the government lifted its year-long ban on IPOs in May, is valuable both to the devel..