ISE

The germans are bidding for it.

ISE

Theory: NYSE or Nasdaq buys ISE to get a running start in the options market.

http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070411:MTFH19285_2007-04-11_16-51-57_N11218146&type=comktNews&rpc=44

p.s. sorry for ruining the blog with links that are very long.

FMT and UST

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070321/fremont_loan_sales.html?.v=2

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070322/fremont_hedge_fund.html?.v=1


UST, MO

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b07AC7D1A-A01B-4E77-A4E3-4A64B49287E4%7d&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo

And RAI (Camel cigarettes) bought Conwood (maybe the second biggist chewing tobacco company - it was private, not public) last year.