…US - An investor group, led by General Atlantic LLC and Colony Capital LLC, agreed to acquire the entire share capital of First Republic Corp of America, a New York- based owner and operator of nonresidential buildings, from Bank of America…

…US - International Business Machines Corp {IBM} agreed to acquire the core operating assets of Wilshire Credit Corp, a Beaverton-based provider of financing and mortgage services, and a unit of the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc subsidiary of Bank of…

…US - Ameriprise Financial Inc definitively agreed to acquire Columbia Management Group LLC (Columbia), a Boston-based provider of fund management and financial advisory services, from Bank of America Corp, for an estimated USD # bil in cash. Originally, Bank of…

…US - Bottomline Technologies Inc (Bottomline) acquired the PayMore operations of Bank of America Corp, a Charlotte- based provider of banking and financial services, for USD ##.## mil. The consideration consisted of USD ## mil in cash and the issuance…

…JAPAN - Merrill Lynch Japan Finance, a unit of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank Of America Corps unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, acquired a #.##% stake, or ## mil newly issued ordinary…

…AUSTRALIA - Bank of America Corp of the US acquired a #. ##% stake, or #.### mil ordinary shares, in AED Oil Ltd, a Melbourne-based oil and exploration and production company, in a privately negotiated transaction.…

…US - Bank of America Corp (BOA), a Charlotte-based provider of banking and financial services, completed its debt restructuring with its preferred shareholders, in a transaction valued at USD #.### bil. The shares were valued based on BOA's…

…AUSTRALIA ? In ## June ####, Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, a wholly-owned unit of Bank of America Corp, was rumored to be seeking a buyer for its Berndale Securities Ltd unit, a securities brokerage firm. Fortis, UBS, Citigroup, Etrade, and…

…USA ? Evercore Partners Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire the special fiduciary services division of Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp.…

…AUSTRALIA - Bank of America Corp acquired a #.##% stake, or ##.### mil ordinary shares, in Sydney-based HFA Holdings Ltd, a provider of investment management services, in a privately negotiated transaction.…

…INDIA - Bank of America Corp (BA) acquired a ##% stake, or #.## mil ordinary shares, in DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd (DM), a financial services provider, from Mr. Hemendra Kothari. Originally, BA was rumored to be planning to acquire a…

…AUSTRALIA ? Bank of America Corp acquired a #.##% stake or ##.### mil ordinary shares in Blina Diamonds Ltd, a diamond mining company, and a ##.##%-owned unit of Gem Diamonds Ltd?s wholly-owned Kimberley Diamond Co…

…AUSTRALIA - Bank of America Corp acquired a #.##% stake, or ##.### mil ordinary shares, in Apex Minerals NL, a gold, nickel and base metals mining company, in a privately negotiated transaction.…

…US - In February ####, Bank of America Corp, a provider of banking and financial services, announced that it was seeking a buyer for certain assets. The transaction was to include corporate jets and a helicopter.…

…US - State-owned United States Department of the Treasury acquired warrants convertible into #.##% stake, or ### mil common shares in Bank of America Corp, a provider of banking and financial services, in a privately negotiated transaction. The transaction…

…US - CIVC Partners LP, along with the management of Goldline International Inc (GI), acquired GI, a retailer of precious metals, rare coins and other numismatics, for an estimated $## mil in cash, in a leveraged buyout transaction.…

…US - Bank of America Corp (BA) acquired all the outstanding common stock of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (ML), a provider of investment banking and wealth management advisory services, in a stock swap transaction valued at $##.### bil. BA offered…

…US - Viewpointe LLC, a joint venture among Bank of America Corp, International Business Machines Corp {IBM Corp}, JPMorgan Chase & Co, SunTrust Banks Inc, Atlanta, Georgia, US Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co, San Francisco, California, acquired PaymentsNation, a provider of clearing…

…CHINA - Bank of America Corp (BA) exercised its option to raise its stake to ##.##% from ##.##% by acquiring ##.## bil ordinary shares, or a #.##% stake in China Construction Bank Corp (CC), a ##.##…

…US - BNP Paribas SA (BP) acquired the equity prime brokerage business of Bank of America Corp (BA). The transaction had been subject to regulatory approval. Originally, in January ####, BA announced that it was seeking a buyer for its equity…