The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1045 GMT on Monday: ** Shares of Australia's Sundance Resources Ltd surged more than 17 percent on Monday after the Republic of Congo granted it a key mining permit and following reports China's Hanlong Group plans to complete its long-delayed $1.4 billion takeover by March.** A group of private equity firms, including the Carlyle Group, struck a deal to purchase financial advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps Corp for about $665.5 million.
Duff & Phelps Corporation (Duff & Phelps) is a provider of independent financial advisory and investment banking services. Shares of DUF remained unchanged at $13.05. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $11.36 and as high as $16.50. On average, 139389 shares of DUF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.
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