Acquisition Finance

| UK EDF sold for US$9.1bn 30 July, 2010
In the largest European acquisition by a North Asian group, Asia’s richest businessman Li Ka-Shing has acquired UK power grids from France’s Electricite de France (EDF) for £5.8bn (US$9.1bn).
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Findus Italy buyout financing launched 21 July, 2010
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - Birds Eye Iglo has launched syndication of a 500 million-euro ($645.3 million) leveraged loan for its acquisition of Unilever's Italian frozen food unit Findus, banking sources said on Wednesday.
Avis prepping financing for Dollar Thrifty bid 13 July, 2010
NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters) - Avis Budget Car Rental LLC is arranging financing to back its bid for Dollar Thrifty, banking sources involved in the process told Thomson Reuters LPC.
PKO eyes bond issue ahead of possible BZ WBK bid 7 July, 2010
WARSAW, July 7 (Reuters) - PKO BP, Poland's top bank, said on Wednesday it plans a 5 billion zloty ($1.5 billion) bond issue which analysts say could be used to help finance an expected bid for Allied Irish Banks' Polish arm.
Oranjewoud to issue shares in Strukton bid 29 June, 2010
AMSTERDAM/LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Dutch construction group Oranjewoud would issue new shares if its takeover bid for peer Strukton, valued at close to 200 million euros ($244.1 million), is successful, three sources said on Tuesday.