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Viasystems Group (NASDAQ : VIAS) will takeover DDi Corp (NASDAQ : DDIC) for $13 per share in cash.

Both the companies  announced that they have entered into a merger agreement, in which the value of entire transaction is around $282 million, or  $268 million net of DDi’s cash plus debt assumed. As per last year's results, for both the companies, on a proforma basis, the combined operation was around $1,320 million of revenue.

 VIAS anticipates the transaction to be straight away added to Adjusted EPS, even without the outcome of expected cost synergies, which VIAS expects to be around $10 million every year, prior to income tax effects, and realizable within 6 months after closing.

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Original Source: Viasystems Group
 
International Bank of Chicago has completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities and the banking operations of Premier Bank. The deal was closed in a FDIC-assisted transaction. Premier Bank, which presently operates two locations in Illinois, had nearly $269 million in total assets and $199 million in total deposits as of December 31. 

This is the second deal for the buyer, which previously bought the Des Plaines-based All American Bank in October 2011. On the transaction, John F Purtill from Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle Inc was the buyer's legal advisor, while Eugene B Katz from Hovde Financial Inc was the financial advisor. 
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Original Source: Premier Bank


 
Early this Friday, gold futures bounced due to weak US dollar. Moreover, gold for April delivery rose $6.50 to $1,649 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Moreover, May Silver jumped 29.5 cents to reach $31.64 an ounce. The euro also gained from $1.3197 of late Thursday to $1.3231.

A soft dollar can support gold in two ways by making all dollar-denominated commodities cheaper in other currencies and encouraging gold purchases as currency hedge against greenback softness. On Thursday, gold plunged along with several kind of commodities following weak manufacturing surveys in China and the euro zone risk concerns.

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Original Source : Comex Gold