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Judge gives final approval to BofA's Countrywide $500M settlement

US District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer gave final approval to the USD 500 million class action settlement between Bank of America's Countrywide unit and its investors.


Carlyle prepares for $3B exit of specialty chemicals business PQ

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is mulling over an initial public offering or an outright sale of inorganic specialty chemicals producer PQ Corp. Sources said that the proposed deal could bring in USD3 billion.

This skill may bring about gender balance in PE industry

A report said the dearth of women in the leadership ranks of the private equity industry can be solved in the natural evolution of the private equity business model.

Hellman & Friedman acquires controlling stake in Scout24 for €700M in debt financing

Britain's Barclays PLC, Japan's Nomura and the Royal Bank of Canada are leading the loan financing for Hellman & Friedman LLC's buyout of Scout24. The classified advertising business will be bought for EUR700 million in debt funding.


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Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew Taylor was given a prison term of nine months for concealing an unauthorized USD 8.3 billion trading position in 2007.
Former Square Wallet technical lead David Byttow and former Google product manager Chrys Bader-Wechseler are raising USD1.2 million in seed funding for their new startup called Secret.
In a rare interview, former head of Fidelity's Magellan Fund and mutual fund legend Peter Lynch shares his thoughts on investing in a rare interview on Bloomberg TV with Charlie Rose.
US-based mobile analytics and advertising company Flurry has secured USD12.5 million in new funding from undisclosed investors, bringing in a total funding of USD62.5 million to date.
Iceland-based global biosimilar company Alvotech announced plans to invest USD250 million to develop and manufacture biopharmaceutical products in partnership with its independent sister company Alvogen.
Sketchfab, the online platform that can publish interactive 3D models, was able to raise USD 2 million in a round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
According to the UK-based "Global State of Enterprise Mobility for the Past, Present and Future" report, mobile apps could be the most invested-in startups in 2014.
Philippine-based grocery chain Puregold Price Club Inc has purchased a 49.34% stake in supermarket chain San Roque Supermarket, with plans to increase Puregold's exposure in several Metro Manila areas.
UK asset manager Threadneedle Investments has increased its stake in AZ Electronic Materials to above 11% in a move that could block the GBP1.56 billion takeover bid from German drugmaker Merck.
Leveraged finance bankers are heading into 2014 with the same old nagging doubts about whether M&A will finally pick up, but this time round there is an even greater desire for a resurgence as refinancing opportunities fade.