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  • Jurisdiction of the Argentine courts
  • UK advertising company Saatchi & Saatchi announced on June 20 that it intends to merge with Publicis, which is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. The deal values Saatchi & Saatchi at euro 1.96 billion ($1.84 billion). The UK company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Publicis which, with a combined market capitalization of euro 6.3 billion, the companies say will be the fifth largest advertising company in the world in terms of revenue.
  • Unilever has agreed to buy Bestfoods of the US for approximately $20.3 billion in equity and an assumption of $4 billion in debt.
  • Unfair competition - SIC asserts its increased jurisdictional authority in telecoms ruling
  • Belgian company Interbrew has become the successful bidder to acquire the Bass Brewers business from the UK's Bass for £2.3 billion ($3.5 billion). The acquisition marks the end of a competitive bidding process for the company which has continued for several months.
  • France Telecom has enlisted the services of a UK law firm for its £25.1 billion ($37.98 billion) acquisition of the mobile telecommunications company Orange from Vodafone Airtouch. Norton Rose is advising the French operator, whose offer is comprised of £11.3 billion in its own shares and £13.8 billion in cash, one of the largest cash elements ever paid.
  • Advisers on Royal Ahold euro 3billion offering
  • Regulators in Singapore and the US have joined forces to crack down on fraud. The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will both work with the Singapore Monetary Authority (MAS) on possible violations of securities and futures rules.
  • The UK's Prudential has launched the first internet-only offering of shares, valuing the company at approximately £1.3 billion ($1.95 billion). The issue was a primary and secondary offering of 20% of the company's stake in Egg. Egg is a provider of on-line banking and financial intermediate services.