VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Edgewood partners insurance center says the Carlyle Group agreed to acquire a controlling equity stake in the company

TravelCenters of America LLC agrees to purchase 31 c-stores/gas stations for $67 million.

Hedge funds including Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management and Patrick McCormack's Tiger Consumer Management both opened stakes in Pandora of about 1.1 million and 2.9 million shares, respectively, U.S Securities and Exchange Commission filings showed.

AUSTRALIA'S FREELANCER.COM SHARES UP FOURFOLDS IN MARKET DEBUT

Top U.S. hedge fund managers in the third quarter zoned in on the consumer sector, with investment plays ranging from Sotheby's, a high-end auction house that caters to millionaires, to J.C. Penney Co, the struggling department store chain.

Friday is the first day of sales for Sony's PlayStation 4 interactive gaming console. GE holds an meeting for investors and analysts focused on its GE Capital business. The Federal Reserve releases its report on U.S. industrial production.

Singapore beverage and property conglomerate Fraser and Neave Ltd said investors in some of its notes voted against amending the terms of the debt, which would complicate the company's plan to spin off its core property unit.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday disclosed a new $3.45 billion stake in Exxon Mobil Corp, after buying 40.1 million shares in the world's largest publicly traded oil company.

Textura Corp says deal is expected to close on or about December 2, 2013

Peak and octanex have agreed to work towards a merger of the two companies

Pandora's two main shareholders will offer about 20 million of its existing shares, representing 15.4 percent of the share capital, to institutional investors, the Danish jewellery maker said on Wednesday.

Makes binding cash offer to buy League Assets Corp's interestin Partners REIT and the Lapp Global Asset Management Corp. Partners REIT Management Agreement

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday including Sigma Alimentos, Fastjet, Rostelecom, DNB, Caixabank, Cyfrowy Polsat, America Movil, Alitalia, Telecom Italia.

The initial public offer of Twitter had sent a powerful signal to technology executives reviewing market floats of Silicon Valley startups. The message is full speed ahead.

Consumer electronics retailer Dick Smith Holdings Ltd is seeking to raise A$344.5 million ($320.32 million) in an initial public offering on Dec. 9, the company said in its IPO prospectus.