Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / September 3, 2010, 6:40 am

Banks work to pass regulatory muster

Old Line Bancshares agrees to buy Maryland Bankcorp Old Line Bancshares, the Bowie parent of Old Line Bank, agreed to purchase Maryland Bankcorp, the Lexington Park parent of Maryland Bank and Trust Co., for about $ ... (Source: Maryland Community Newspapers Online 2010-09-03T08:35:44Z)

Kansas City Royals extend deal with Triple-A Omaha

... Kansas City Royals have extended their contract with Triple-A Omaha through the 2014 season. The Omaha club has been Kansas City's Triple-A affiliate since the Royals joined the American League ... Omaha Royals (Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2010-09-02T18:09:35Z)

Restaurants Stocks Jump on Burger Deal (NYSE:BKC, YUM, YUM, MCD)

Shares of Restaurants companies jumped on Wednesday led by Burger King Holdings as ... acquire the stock of BKC for $24.00 a share or $4 billion, including the assumption of debt. In a transaction valued at $4.0 ... (Source: Transworld News 2010-09-02T16:15:03Z)

Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys HQ

... HQ Bank and HQ Fonder to the Carnegie group,' the company said in a statement. The deal to sell HQ Bank for 268 million kronor (€29m) had been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The ... (Source: RTE Online 2010-09-03T12:17:38Z)

NHL extends deadline on Kovalchuk deal to Friday

NEW YORK -- The NHL has extended its deadline to ... the contract and that Ilya Kovalchuk will remain a valuable member of the Devils for the balance of his career," Devils president Lou Lamoriello said. " (Source: CBS Sports 2010-09-01T23:04:15Z)

Novatel Wireless signs on to provide Comcast with wireless gear

... agreement with Comcast to provide equipment for the cable operator's High Speed 2go service . Under the terms of the agreement, Novatel Wireless will supply its MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot and Ovation ... (Source: CED Magazine 2010-09-02T23:17:23Z)

Alca-Lu acquires cross-platform app solutions firm OpenPlug

The OpenPlug deal follows roughly two months after Alcatel-Lucent acquired ProgrammableWeb, a resource for application programming interfaces enabling developers to build web, mobile and related connected apps ... (Source: Fiercemobilecontent 2010-09-01T13:17:17Z)

Virgin Mobile MiFi Due Next Week

Prepaid carrier Virgin Mobile will be introducing a Novatel MiFi router next week, the company told us after the device appeared at a Best Buy summer preview event this morning. Virgin Mobile's MiFi, like ... (Source: Gather.com 2010-09-03T00:50:27Z)

Two Maryland Banks Announce Deal to Merge

Old Line Bancshares ... works out to 80% of Maryland Bankcorp's tangible book value. The seller's bank unit, Maryland Bank & Trust, of Lexington Park, would be merged into the buyer's Old Line Bank, the companies ... (Source: American Banker Online 2010-09-02T21:37:10Z)

Maryland Bankcorp to merge with Old Line Bancshares

Old Line Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of chartered commercial bank Old Line Bank, and Maryland Bankcorp, Inc., the parent company of banking services provider Maryland Bank & Trust Company, N.A ... (Source: TradingMarkets.com 2010-09-02T18:45:22Z)

Kansas City Royals extend deal with AAA Omaha

... Kansas City Royals have extended their contract with AAA Omaha through the 2014 season. The Omaha club has been Kansas City's AAA affiliate since the Royals joined the American League ... The Omaha Royals are ... (Source: KFDA 2010-09-02T16:58:00Z)

Alcatel-Lucent acquires OpenPlug for an undisclosed sum

... is the second acquisition that Alcatel-Lucent has made over the past three months to expand and enhance the application ecosystem. The company had acquired ProgrammableWeb in June 2010. The OpenPlug toolset will ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-09-02T13:08:56Z)

Burger King to be Bought by 3G

Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKC - News ), the world's second-largest hamburger chain after McDonald's Corp ... The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010. As per the agreement, (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-03T12:53:26Z)

Swedish bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor

Swedish investment bank Carnegie AB Friday said it will buy competitor HQ Bank AB, which had its banking ... The deal has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Carnegie said HQ's bank ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-03T11:56:10Z)

Goldcorp agrees to buy Andean Resources for $3.42B

Goldcorp would get control of Andean's Cerro Negro gold project, which is said to have high-grade gold and silver. The project has indicated resources of 2.54 million ounces of gold and 23.56 million ounces of silver. " (Source: Forbes 2010-09-03T13:07:45Z)

Novatel Links Deal With Comcast

said today that it has inked a Master Purchase Agreement with Comcast . According to Novatel, the deal calls for its to supply its MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot and Ovation MC760 devices as part of Comcast's ... (Source: socalTech.com 2010-09-02T13:16:06Z)

Russia to double gas imports from Azerbaijan in a fresh blow to EU-touted ...

to bring Caspian and Central Asian gas to Europe, bypassing Russia. Moscow, meanwhile, has been lobbying for a pipeline via Russia named South Stream, which would tunnel under the Black Sea to reach southern Europe. (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-09-03T12:31:57Z)

Ukraine May Revive Eurobond Sale If Investors Accept 7% Yield, Azarov Says

and concern about Europe's sovereign debt crisis ... and Russia agreed in April to provide subsidized natural gas in exchange for an extension of the lease on its Black Sea naval base. Ruble Bonds Ukraine has also ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-03T10:15:57Z)

NHL extends deadline to Friday on approving Kovalchuk's $100M deal with Devils

NEW YORK — The NHL has extended its deadline to ... the contract and that Ilya Kovalchuk will remain a valuable member of the Devils for the balance of his career," Devils president Lou Lamoriello said. " (Source: Washington Examiner 2010-09-02T15:39:15Z)

NHL extends deadline on Kovalchuk deal

The NHL has extended its deadline to ... approval of the contract and that Ilya Kovalchuk will remain a valuable member of the Devils for the balance of his career," Devils president Lou Lamoriello said. " (Source: msnbc.com 2010-09-02T20:11:16Z)

In Sudden Bidding War, Andean Goes With Goldcorp

... neither Goldcorp nor Eldorado had been aware that the other party was poised to bid. Andean, which is based in Perth and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, owns an enormous site called Cerro Negro ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-09-03T13:22:04Z)

Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Investigation of Burger King Holdings, Inc.

... bkc : ) is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Burger King Holdings, Inc. ("Burger King" or the "Company") (NYSE: BKC) concerning ... acquired by 3G Capital in a transaction with a ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-02T20:39:54Z)

Virgin's Wireless Broadband: Such a Deal!

David Pogue of the New York Times reviews Virgin Mobile's pay-as-you go MiFi : Once you've paid $150 for the MiFi itself, you get unlimited wireless broadand on the Sprint network for up to five ... (Source: Technologizer 2010-09-02T17:40:57Z)

The MiFi of your dreams

Text Size: This week, Virgin Mobile released its MiFi, a mobile product that gets an Internet signal from a 3G cell phone network and converts it into a Wi-Fi signal that up to five people can share ... (Source: Fresno Bee 2010-09-02T04:19:13Z)

Goldcorp Buys Andean In $3.4 Billion Gold Deal

Goldcorp's interest in Andean stems from the company's wholly owned Cerro Negro gold project, which is an advanced stage project in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina. The project has reported indicated resources ... (Source: StreetInsider.com 2010-09-03T12:10:29Z)

Swedish investment bank Carnegie buys troubled competitor HQ

to the Carnegie group," the company said in a statement. The deal to sell HQ Bank for 268 million kronor (29 million euros, 37 million dollars) had been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI). (Source: France 24 2010-09-03T09:11:31Z)

Ukraine May Revive Eurobond Sale If Investors Accept 7% Yield

and concern about Europe's sovereign debt crisis ... and Russia agreed in April to provide subsidized natural gas in exchange for an extension of the lease on its Black Sea naval base. Ruble Bonds Ukraine has also ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-03T11:06:03Z)

Kansas City Royals extends player development deal with Triple-A Omaha through ...

... Kansas City Royals have extended their contract with Triple-A Omaha through the 2014 season. The Omaha club has been Kansas City's Triple-A affiliate since the Royals joined the American League ... Omaha Royals (Source: fox4kc.com 2010-09-02T16:58:00Z)

MiFi Enters Comcast Network

... Comcast Corp. (NasdaqGS: CMCSA - News ) through which the company will supply MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspots and Ovation MC760 ... processing capabilities of this intelligent mobile hotspot. We maintain ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-09-03T13:22:04Z)

Alcatel-Lucent Adds Another Apps Company To The Stable

In its second acquisition in three months, Alcatel-Lucent is buying OpenPlug, a mobile software vendor. Terms of this deal have not been disclosed. In June, the company acquired ProgrammableWeb, which acts ... (Source: Communications Technology 2010-09-02T17:19:28Z)

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