August 2010


* August's worldwide M&A highest value for Aug. since 1999
One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading
One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading (Kindle Edition)
By Mike Bellafiore
* Facebook founder Zuckerberg wants case in federal court (Adds Facebook comments, discussion of privacy on social networking sites, paragraphs 10-11, 15)
NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - PerkinElmer Inc said on Tuesday it agreed to sell its specialty lighting business to private equity firm Veritas Capital Fund III LP for about $500 million and use the proceeds for acquisitions and stock repurchases.
NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - PerkinElmer Inc said on Tuesday it agreed to sell its specialty lighting business to private equity firm Veritas Capital Fund III LP for about $500 million and use the proceeds for acquisitions and stock repurchases.
A Beginner's Guide to Short Term Trading: Maximize Your Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks
A Beginner's Guide to Short Term Trading: Maximize Your Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks (Paperback)
By Toni Turner
* Shares up 22 percent (Adds S&P note, updates shares)
* Sources say 3i hoping to sell GES for about 500 mln euros
* Facebook founder Zuckerberg wants case in federal court
MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Spanish motorway company Abertis's new shareholder CVC Capital Partners [CVC.UL] and ACS -- the Spanish builder who sold CVC part of its stake -- agreed on Tuesday not to sell their stakes for three years, ACS said.

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