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The Avanti Group Observes Iliad in Talks for New T-Mobile Bid.
The Avanti Group comments on the French mobile carrier, Iliad SA controlled by Xavier Niel, reportedly engaged in talks with private-equity companies regarding making an improved joint offer for Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile US Inc unit.

September 5, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Ousted CEO’s $1.5 Billion for Market Basket.
The Avanti Group comments on the Former CEO of Market Basket, Arthur T. Demoulas, who was recently ousted from his position in a family feud, has offered to buy the full ownership of the U.S. supermarket chain for around $1.5 billion.

August 28, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Chugai’s Highest Rise in Decades.
The Avanti Group comments on Shares of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co climbing their highest amount in nearly 40 years following news that its parent Roche Holding AG may be engaged in talks to buy out the Japanese drug maker

August 21, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Kinder’s $44 Billion Consolidation.
The Avanti Group comments on the billionaire Kinder as he consolidates his pipeline operations strengthening with the U.S shale oil drilling industry experiencing a boom featuring potential purchases and projects that could total $1.5 trillion.

August 14, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Scientific Games $3.3 Billion Buy of Bally.
The Avanti Group comments on Scientific Games Corp as they purchase Bally Technologies Inc for nearly $3.3 billion, absorbing its larger rival as slot-machine industry consolidation accelerates.

August 7, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Ryanair Quarterly Earnings Doubling.
The Avanti Group comments on Europe’s largest budget carrier Ryanair Holdings Plc, having raised its profit goal for the fiscal full year as the airline adds more routes and lowers unit costs.

July 31, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Fox as They Consider Increasing Time Warner Bid.
The Avanti Group comments on 21st Century Fox Inc the media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch as they are considering the use of funds from its sale of pay-TV assets in Italy and Germany to further increase the company’s bid for Time Warner Inc.

July 24, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Bombardier’s Delayed C Series Jets Gets Order.
The Avanti Group comments on Bombardier Inc’s delayed C-Series jets, missing from the world’s biggest aviation expo following a power plant fire, have still received orders from a British aircraft leasing company, Falko Regional aircraft Ltd.

July 17, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments as Apache Set to Sell Wheatstone LNG Stake.
The Avanti Group comments on the energy company Apache Corp, as they actively seek a buyer for its stake in the Wheatstone LNG project in Australia.

July 10, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Xinhuanet IPO.
The Avanti Group comments on Xinhuanet Co, Itself a unit of China’s official Xinhua News Agency as they plan to use the proceeds raised from its Shanghai IPO to expand in cloud computing and the mobile Internet offerings.

July 3, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Nest To Buy Dropcam Start Up.
The Avanti Group comments on the security startup company, Dropcam Inc set to be acquired by Google Inc’s Nest Labs in a $555 million move to increase the company’s products for digitally connected homes.

June 26, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Sanofi and Medtronic Joint Work on Diabetes.
The Avanti Group comments on the maker of the insulin product Lantus, Sanofi and the world’s largest maker of heart rhythm devices Medtronic Inc working together to jointly develop new combinations of medicines and products to treat diabetes.

June 18, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments as Uber’s New Funding Sets Record Valuation.
The Avanti Group comments on the taxi app provider Uber Technologies Inc having seen a new and invigorated round of funding that’s given surge to its valuation raising the company to the $17 billion mark.

June 12, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes SingPost’s Record Surge.
The Avanti Group comments following the agreement made by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, China’s biggest e-commerce company, to purchase a 10% stake as Singapore Post Ltd share price jumped to a new record.

June 4, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments as Google Considers Buying Skybox Imaging.
The Avanti Group comments on Google Inc, reportedly in talks aimed at acquiring a provider of high-definition satellite imagery, Skybox Imaging Inc, a purchase that would enhance Google’s offering of maps.

June 4, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments as Swiss Reject Saab Jet Deal.
The Avanti Group comments on Saab AB’s $3.5 billion order for its Gripen fighter aircraftas the deal looks certain to be lost following the rejection by Swiss voters in a referendum

May 28, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Time Warner Seeking Fullscreen Inc.
The Avanti Group comments on reports from a source close to the matter that place Time Warner Inc in talks to acquire the popular You Tube network, Fullscreen Inc.

May 26, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Baosteel, Aurizon Bid for Aquila.
The Avanti Group comments on the State run parent of the largest publicly traded Chinese steelmaker, Baosteel Group Corp, having made a $1.3 billion joint bid for control of Aquila Resources Ltd and its Australian iron ore, coal and port projects.

May 26, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Pfizer Renewed Desire for AstraZeneca.
The Avanti Group comments on the largest U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc, having reportedly unshelved its plans to acquire AstraZeneca Plc from earlier this year.

May 26, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on VW Setting its Sights on
The Avanti Group comments on the German Automotive manufacturer, Volkswagen AG, having announced its intentions to outsell General Motors Co in the lucrative Chinese auto market for the second year running.

April 30, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Osaka Subway IPO
The Avanti Group comments on the third largest of Japan’s cities Osaka, as they consider plans to sell off the city’s 81-year-old subway operator in an IPO, as it moves to eliminate debt

April 30, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Huawei Posting Record Earnings.
The Avanti Group comments on China’s largest manufacturer of telecom equipment, Huawei Technologies Co as they forecast a 10 percent increase in sales for 2014 after posting record earnings to date driven by rising demand from wireless carriers.

April 10, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Tigers Airways Airbus Order.
The Avanti Group comments on budget carrier, Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd which is owned in part by Singapore Airlines Ltd having ordered 37 Airbus Group NV (AIR) planes.

March 31, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Liberty Global to offer European Mobile Services.
The Avanti Group comments on the John Malone controlled cable company, Liberty Global Plc as the company plans to offer mobile phone services across Europe, in the process competing with existing carriers including the giant U.K based Vodafone Group

March 30, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments on Coupons.com IPO Debut Surge.
The Avanti Group comments on the online discounter, coupons.com IPO having raised $168 million with its share price surging 88% on their first day of trading.

March 12, 2014

The Avanti Group Comments as Facebook Look to Buy WhatsApp.
The Avanti Group comments as Facebook Inc is preparing to buy the fastest growing messaging service, WhatsApp Inc in a $19 billion stock and cash offer.

February 26, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Rakuten Drop Over Viber Purchase.
The Avanti Group comments on Rakuten Inc, the Japanese online retailer having its single largest intraday loss since October as the markets showed uncertainty over its $900 million purchase of the Viber Internet messaging and calling service.

February 24, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Forbes Media Sale Drawing Close.
The Avanti Group comments as the publisher of the iconic magazine of the same name famous for tracking the rise and fall of the fortunes of the world’s richest people, Forbes Media LLC seems set to change hands.

February 13, 2014

The Avanti Group Observes Dainippon and Intercept Surge.
The Avanti Group comments as Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc and Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. have seen their share values surge with second round FDA testing abandoned after overwhelming success for their drug OCA.

January 30, 2014