…RUSSIA - Wal-Mart Stores Inc of US was rumoured to be planning to acquire the entire share capital of OAO TD Kopeyka, a Moscow-based owner and operator of grocery stores, and a wholly-owned unit of Finansovaya Korporatsiya URALSIB {…

…CHILE - Schouten Inversiones Civiles Ltda acquired an ##. ###% stake in Distribucion y Servicio SA, a Santiago-based owner and operator of supermarkets, and a unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, from Fondo de Inversion Privado Aurora III, for CLP…

…CHILE - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WM) raised its interest to ##.##% from ##.##%, by acquiring a further #.## bil ordinary shares, or ##.##% stake, in Distribucion y Servicio SA (DS), an owner and operator of supermarkets…

…CHILE - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WM) acquired a ##.#% interest, or #.### bil ordinary shares, in Distribucion y Servicio SA (DS), an owner and operator of supermarkets, from the Ibanez Family (##.##%) and other shareholders, for ###…

…UK - Jebel Ali Free Zone {Jafza} of the UAE, a unit of UAE state-owned Dubai World's Economic Zones World {EZW} subsidiary, acquired Gazeley Ltd, a Milton Keynes-based constructor of industrial buildings and warehouses, from ASDA Group PLC…

…JAPAN - Wyoming Holdings GmbH (WH), a wholly-owned unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Broadstreet Continental Holdings subsidiary, acquired the remaining #.##% stake, or ##.### mil ordinary shares in Seiyu Ltd (SL), an owner and operator of…

…JAPAN - Wyoming Holding GmbH (WH), a wholly-owned unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, definitively agreed to raise its interest to ##.##% from #.##% by acquiring a ##.##% interest, or #,### options convertible on a #…

…JAPAN - Wyoming Holdings GmbH (WH), a wholly-owned unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Broadstreet Continental Holdings subsidiary, raised its interest to ##.##% from ##.##%, by acquiring a ##.##% stake or ###.### mil ordinary shares…

…JAPAN - In October ####, Seiyu Ltd (SL) was rumored that it was seeking a buyer for the mail order business of Nicoh, a wholly owned unit of Seiyu Ltd (SL). Concurrently, SL was rumored that it was seeking a buyer…

…GERMANY - Kaufland Stiftung & Co KG planned to acquire # stores of Wal-Mart Germany GmbH & Co KG, a Wuppertal-based owner and operator of variety merchandise storesand a unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.…

…ARGENTINA - Wal-Mart Stores of the US planned to acquire # supermarkets based in Buenos Aires from Auchan SA, a Villeneuve D'Ascq Cedex-based owner and operator of grocery stores.…

…TAIWAN - Wal-Mart Stores Inc acquired a ##% stake in Bounteous Co Ltd (BC), an owner and operator of grocery stores, for #.### bil Taiwanese dollars ($### mil US). Subsequently, WM planned to acquire the remaining ##% interest, which…

…TAIWAN - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WM) planned to acquire the remaining ##% interest, which it did not already own, in Bounteous Co Ltd (BC), an owner and operator of grocery stores, for an estimated ##.### bil Taiwanese dollars ($###…

…SOUTH KOREA - Shinsegae Co Ltd acquired the South Korean operation of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, a variety and general merchandise stores owner and operator, for ### bil Korean won ($###.## mil US). The transaction was approved by the regulatory authority.…

…CHINA - Wal-Mart Stores Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in Elec-tech International Co Ltd, a household appliances manufacturer.…

…GERMANY - METRO AG acquired Wal-Mart Germany GmbH & Co KG, a Wuppertal-based owner and operator of variety merchandise stores, from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The transaction was to include ## stores and was approved by regulatory authoritiesl. Terms were …

…UK - ASDA Group Ltd, a unit of Wal-Mart Store Inc's Wal-Mart Stores (UK) Ltd subsidiary, was rumored to be planning to acquire Carphone Warehouse Group PLC, a London-based retailer of mobile phones and services.…

…GUATEMALA - Wal-Mart Stores Inc raised its stake to ##% from ##.##%, by acquiring ##.##% stake in Central American Retail Holding Co (CA), an investment holding company, from Koninklijke Ahold NV. On completion, CA changed its name to…

…JAPAN - Wyoming Holding GmbH (WH), a wholly-owned unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, raised its stake to ##.##% from ##.##%, on a fully-diluted basis, in Seiyu Ltd (SL), an owner and operator of supermarkets, for a…

…BRAZIL - Wal-Mart Stores Inc acquired the remaining ### supermarkets, hypermarkets, and wholesale units located in Brazil of Sonae SGPS SA, an owner and operator of retail stores, for #.### bil Brazilian reais ($### mil US) Originally, in June…