Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and CBOT Holdings, Inc. today announced that they will begin mailing the joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to their proposed merger on or about June 8, 2007.
Both companies will hold shareholder meetings on July 9, 2007, to seek approval for the proposed merger and other merger related issues. CME’s Board of […]

WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, World Wide Auctioneers, Ltd., has secured a new line of credit from its primary banker in Dubai in the amount of approximately $4 million. The credit line consists of working capital and general asset finance facilities, and will be used primarily for the […]

EV Energy Partners, L.P. (Nasdaq:EVEP) today announced the issuance and sale of $120 million of additional equity securities. EVEP has issued 3,408,696 common units for $117.6 million to a group of institutional investors led by Zimmer Lucas Partners, LLC, co-led by Lehman Brothers MLP Opportunity Fund L.P. and Swank Capital LLC and including Alerian Capital […]

Palm, Inc., (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced a strategic relationship with the private-equity firm Elevation Partners (”Elevation”) and a recapitalization plan that will position Palm to lead the next phase of the smartphone and mobile-computing markets. Under the planned recapitalization, shareholders will receive a $9 per share cash distribution. Elevation will invest $325 million in Palm, and […]

Xinhua Finance Media (”XFMedia”; Nasdaq: XFML), China’s leading diversified financial and entertainment media company, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Beijing Mobile Interactive Co., Ltd (”M-in”). This acquisition is intended to enable XFMedia to rapidly integrate mobile service capabilities with its existing range of popular media assets and […]