VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Global stock markets rose on Tuesday as U.S. stocks were boosted by news of yet another possible merger that suggested there is still room to the upside, while a pick-up in German economic sentiment supported European stocks.

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold said on Tuesday it has secured $7 billion in debt financing to help fund its move to diversify into oil and gas.

Belgian chemicals firm Taminco is considering a U.S. flotation after it abandoned plans to list in Brussels during the euro zone crisis.

Publisher of the South China Morning Post were set to open 2.3 percent higher in resumed trade on Tuesday after it said it was in talks regarding the possible acquisition of a group of media companies.

OPKO Health announced that is has completed the acquisition of Silcon Comércio

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals reported on Friday including Abu Dhabi telecom firm Etisalat's syndicated loan of up to $8 billion to finance a bid for Vivendi's percent stake in Maroc Telecom

Merger Creates Dominant Korean-American Bank in the Pacific Northwest

49 North Resources announced that in connection with the closing of a private placement offering by Wescan Goldfields on December 31, 2012 it acquired ownership of 1,000,000 common shares and 1,000,000 common share purchase warrants of Wescan.

The following private equity industry appointments were announced on Wednesday.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group announces secondary offering of common stock by selling stockholders

Indiana American Water today announced the company's acquisition of Mecca Water Inc.

Liberty Global and Virgin Media today announced that they have entered into an agreement

Killam Properties is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of 1090 Kristin Way, a 102-unit apartment building in Ontario

Panattoni Europe has disposed of two portfolios of logistics assets located in Poland, totaling 402,000 sqm of space to affiliates of LogiCor