) announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the 50 per cent stake that RBC does not already own in the joint venture RBC Dexia Investor Services Limited from Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S. A. for total consideration of €837.5 million in cash. Following the closing of the transaction RBC will own 100 per cent of RBC Dexia. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory and other approvals, and is expected to close in mid-2012. Royal Bank of Canada closed at $57.58 Tuesday, a loss of 2.72% on more than twice the average daily volume.

) announced Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement with StarBev L.P., owned by funds advised by CVC Capital Partners Limited and StarBev management, to acquire StarBev for €2.65 billion ($3.54 billion). Headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Prague, Czech Republic, StarBev operates nine breweries in Central and Eastern Europe and generated 2011 sales of approximately €0.7 billion ($1.0 billion) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of €241 million ($322 million).1 The purchase price represents a multiple of approximately 11x EBITDA. Molson Coors closed at $43.18 Tuesday, a loss of 5.43% on 6 times the average daily volume.

Dell announced Tuesday it has acquired Clerity Solutions, a leading global provider of applications modernization and re-hosting solutions and services. Clerity's capabilities will enable Dell Services to help customers reduce the cost of transitioning business-critical applications and data from legacy computing systems and onto more modern architectures, including the cloud. A Dell spokesperson would not discuss the terms of the purchase. Dell closed at $16.61 Tuesday, a loss of 0.95% on slightly more than the average daily volume.

), a nitrogen fertilizer producer, issued the following statement Tuesday regarding the results of the unsolicited tender offer for $30.00 per share in cash plus a contingent cash payment right by entities controlled by Carl Icahn. The holders of roughly 55% of CVR stock have agreed to the $30 per share offer, a deal that would give Icahn a 69% stake in the company. However, the deal will be delayed because of a shareholders right plan that the board implemented in January. "Mr. Icahn acknowledges that he cannot at this time purchase any shares tendered in his offer, and such shares can be withdrawn at any time. The real choice for stockholders will be at our annual meeting where they will decide whether to elect Mr. Icahn's hand-picked nominees in place of our qualified and experienced Board of Directors with their track record of delivering value." Icahn responded: "What the Board failed to tell shareholders was that the major obstacle standing in the way of our closing the tender offer is the poison pill adopted by the Board. Whose interests are the directors serving by preventing shareholders from receiving their money?!" CVR Energy closed at $28.80 Tuesday, a gain of 5.88% on almost twice the average daily volume.

) announced Tuesday that it has entered into definitive agreements with Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC to acquire all of the outstanding membership interest of the entity operating the Silver Slipper Casino in Hancock County, Mississippi. The purchase price is $70 million, exclusive of estimated cash, net working capital balances, fees and expenses and other adjustments as customary as of the closing date. The agreements are subject to Full House obtaining financing for the purchase and regulatory approvals. Full House Resorts closed at $3.01 Tuesday, a gain of 5.61% on 3 times the average daily volume.

) announced Tuesday it has acquired 100 percent of the shares of AnFreixo S.A., effective April 2, 2012. With 2011 sales of approximately $37M USD, AnFreixo is a leading broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating supplies in Brazil. The company had been a subsidiary in the Votorantim Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America with 2011 revenues in excess of $20B USD. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Moving forward, the company will operate under the name Grainger. Grainger closed at $219.48 Tuesday, a gain of 0.59% on 72% of the average daily volume.

) announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANV Holdings BV, under which ANV, with capital support from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, will acquire the Company's Lloyd's operations for approximately $48 million in cash. As a result of the transaction, Flagstone will also release approximately $162 million of underwriting capital currently supporting its Lloyd's operation. Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings closed at $7.83 Tuesday, a loss of 0.76% on average volume.