VENTURE CAPITAL POST

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it has enough support from its shareholders to buy rival Inmet Mining Corp. in a C$5.1 billion deal.

Schroders reveals that it was planning to acquire smaller rival Cazenove as it sees rise in its assets.

BP is set to return $8 billion to investors using a share buy-back programme after it promised last October to offset any dilution to earnings per share from TNK-BP Sale.

Temenos, a Swiss financial services software provider, said it completes its acquisition of U.S.-based compliance technology firm TriNovus in addition to its 800 institutional clients.

Dmitry Avdeyev, Rosneft's chief financier, steps down from the position after the Russian oil producer said that it had completed its acquisition of TNK-BP.

Pantaloon has agreed to shed off its 22.5% in a life insurance venture it has with Italian Assicurazioni Generali.

Gardner Denver and Kohlberg Kravis have agreement in a deal wherein the latter will buy the former for about $3.73 billion.

Centrica is in talks with U.S. LNG Players to secure UK long-term liquefied natural gas import deal.

Private equity companies are calling to the Japanese government for the limited role of the country's two largest government funds which have been successful in taking over companies.

Coca-Cola Hellenic's plan to shift its base to Switzerland from Greece has been approved by authorities.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. said that it will not pursue its investment in Japan's Sharp Corp. by a deadline set on March 26 after both companies failed to revise an earlier agreement, the Asahi newspaper said.

Klaus-Michael Kuehne,Hapag-Lloyd's co-owwner,told that the company and its merger partner Hamburg-Sued will be having equal rights for the combined company.

The U.S. largest auto supplier is rejecting speculations that it is planning to sell its automotive interiors business, saying it is actually looking forward for the sale of automotive electronics unit.

CME Group Inc.'s chief financial officer James Paris says that they are open to potential mergers and acquisitions if opportunities for shareholder value were to arise.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)is set to open public hearings on May 6 on BCE Inc.'s C$3 billion proposal to buy Astral Media.