…US - A management led investor group, including Colony Capital LLC and General Atlantic LLC, definitively agreed to acquire San Francisco-based First Republic Bank, from Bank of America Corp, in a leveraged buyout transaction. Terms were not disclosed but, according…

…JAPAN - Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co Ltd (MLJ) raised its stake to ##.##%, from #.##%, by acquiring #, ### options convertible into a ##.##%, or ##,### newly issued ordinary shares, in Advanced Media Inc (AMC), a…

…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…

…JAPAN - Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co Ltd, a wholly owned unit of Bank of America Corp subsidiary Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, agreed to acquire ### options Series #, convertible into a #.#% stake or ##,### newly issued ordinary…

…US - NPC International Inc, a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity subsidiary, acquired ## Pizza Hut units of Pizza Hut Inc, an owner and operator of pizza restaurants, and a unit of Yum! Brands…

…US - NPC International Inc (NI), a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity subsidiary, acquired ## Pizza Hut units of Pizza Hut Inc (PH), an owner and operator of pizza restaurants, and a unit of…

…US - Pizza Hut Inc (PH), a unit of Yum! Brands Inc, acquired ## Pizza Hut units of NPC International Inc (NI), an owner and operator of Pizza Hut restaurant franchises, and a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's Merrill…

…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…

…ROMANIA - Euromedic International BV of Hungary, a unit of Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and Ares Life Sciences acquired Nefromed Dialysis Centers SRL, a Cluj-Napoca-based provider of dialysis services.…

…US - Pizza Hut Inc (PH), a unit of Yum! Brands Inc, acquired ## Pizza Hut franchised units, located in Jackson, Mississippi, Spokane, Washington, Savannah, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida, of NPC International Inc (NI), an owner and operator of Pizza Hut…

…US - NPC International Inc (NI), a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity subsidiary, acquired ## Pizza Hut franchised units, located in Tampa, Florida, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of Pizza Hut Inc (PH), an owner…

…US - NPC International Inc (NI), a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity subsidiary, acquired ### Pizza Hut franchised units, located in Kansas City, Missouri, and Atlanta, Georgia, of Pizza Hut Inc (PH), an owner…

…BRAZIL - RB Capital Holding SA planned to acquire a ##% interest in Bravo Beef SA, an owner and operator of cattle farm, from RB Capital Securitizadora SA.…

…ITALY - N&W Global Vending SpA SPV, a new company formed by Barclays Private Equity Ltd of the UK and Investcorp SA of Luxembourg, a unit of Investcorp Bank BSC's Investcorp Holdings Ltd subsidiary, for the purpose of making…

…US - In November #####, Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, a provider of global markets, investment banking and advisory services, wealth and investment management services, insurance services, and global wealth management services, was rumored to be seeking a buyer for its distress …

…INDIA - Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Espana SA, a majority-owned unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, acquired a #.##% stake, or #.## mil ordinary shares, in Ankur Drugs & Pharma Ltd (AD), a pharmaceuticals manufacturer, for ### mil Indian…

…US - State-owned United States Department of Treasury agreed to acquire warrants convertible into a #.##% stake, or ##.### mil common shares, in Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, a provider of global markets, investment banking and advisory services, wealth…

…CZECH REPUBLIC - Euromedic United Kingdom Ltd of UK, a majority-owned unit of the Euromedic International BV subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co Incs majority-owned Merrill Lynch Global Private unit, and Ares Life Sciences, acquired BioCyt vos, a Brno-based…

…US - NPC International Inc, a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity subsidiary, acquired ## Pizza Hut units of Colonial Foods LLC, an owner and operator of Pizza Hut restaurant franchises, for $## mil. The…

…BRAZIL - Merrill Lynch Credit Products LLC, a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, acquired a ##% interest in Bravo Beef SA, a producer and wholesaler of beef products, for ##.### mil Brazilian reais ($##.### mil US).…