…CANADA - Royal Bank of Canada acquired Rundle Energy Partners Ltd (Rundle), a Calgary-based provider of advisory services. On completion, Rundle was to be renamed RBC Rundle.…

…'US - Royal Bank of Canada definitively agreed to acquire the Third Party Registered Investment Advisor Servicing Business of JP Morgan Chase & Co, a New York- based provider of financial services. Terms were not disclosed.…

…ITALY - RBC Dexia Investor Services Ltd of the UK, a ##: ## joint venture between Dexia Banque Internationale a Luxembourg SA, a unit of Dexia SA and Royal Bank of Canada agreed to acquire the depositary bank business of Unione…

…SPAIN - RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank SA of Luxembourg, a wholly-owned unit of RBC Dexia Investor Services LTD, acquired a ##% stake in RBC Dexia Investor Services Espana SA, a Madrid- based provider of securities custody services, from RBC…

…CANADA - RBC Venture Partners, a unit of Royal Bank of Canada, acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Verafin Inc, a St. John's- based developer of anti-money laundering and fraud detection solutions software, for CAD #.# mil (USD…

…US - Hennessey Advisors Inc (HA) acquired certain assets of Tamarack Large Cap Growth Fund, a provider of investment management services and a unit of Voyageur Asset Management Inc. Concurrently, HA acquired certain assets of Tamarack Value Fund. The two transactions…

…CANADA - RBC Capital Markets, a unit of Royal Bank of Canada, acquired the remaining ##% interest, which it did not already own, in Commission Direct Inc, a provider of research and consulting services. Terms were not disclosed.…

…JERSEY - Royal Bank of Canada of Canada, acquired Mourant Private Wealth, a St. Helier-based provider of wealth management services, from Mourant du Feu & Jeune. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was subject to regulatory approvals.…

…US - Hennessey Advisors Inc (HA) acquired certain assets of Tamarack Value Fund, a provider of investment management services and a unit of Voyageur Asset Management Inc. Concurrently, HA acquired certain assets of Tamarack Large Cap Growth Fund. The two transactions…

…CANADA - Royal Bank of Canada acquired the commercial leasing division of ABN-AMRO Bank NV's Canada Branch, a provider of commercial banking services, and a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC's ABN-AMRO Holding NV subsidiary…

…US - Moneris Solutions Corp, a joint venture between Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal, Ontario, Canada, agreed to acquire Humboldt Merchant Services LP, a provider of credit card and payment processing service. The transaction was subject to regulatory approvals.…

…US - Royal Bank of Canada acquired Richardson & Barr Co, a provider of energy advisory services. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction had been subject to regulatory approvals.…

…US - Moneris Solutions Inc, a wholly-owned unit of Moneris Solutions Corp (MS), acquired the merchant payments business of Alabama National BanCorp, Birmingham, Alabama, a unit of RBC Centura Banks Inc, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. MS is a joint venture…

…US - Royal Bank of Canada acquired a ##% stake in O'Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC, a provider of quantitative money management services. Terms were not disclosed.…

…US - RBC Dain Rauscher Corp, a unit of Royal Bank of Canada, acquired Ferris Baker Watts Inc, an investment bank. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction had been subject to regulatory and shareholder approval.…

…TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Royal Bank of Canada (RB) acquired all the outstanding common stock of RBTT Financial Holdings Ltd (RF), a provider of financial and banking services, from National Insurance Board of Trinidiad & Tobago (##.##%) and other shareholders, in a…

…US - Voyageur Asset Management Inc, a unit of Royal Bank of Canadas RBC Dain Rauscher Corp subsidiary agreed to acquire certain assets of Access Capital Strategies LLC, a provider of investment advisory services. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was…

…AUSTRALIA - Royal Bank of Canada acquired a #.##% stake, or #.## mil ordinary shares in Berkeley Resources Ltd, a gold and uranium mining company, for #.## mil Australian dollars (#.### mil Canadian dollars/$#.### mil…

…CANADA - Moneris Solutions Corp, a joint venture between Bank of Montreal, Ontario, Canada, and Royal Bank of Canada, acquired Keycorp Canada Inc, a manufacturer of electronic banking equipment, from Keycorp Ltd, for #.### mil Canadian dollars ($#.## mil…

…CANADA - Royal Bank of Canada (RB) acquired Phillips Hager & North Investment Management Ltd, a provider of investment management services, in exchange for ## mil RB common shares valued at #.### bil Canadian dollars ($#.### bil US). The shares…