Greek containers and oil products firm Global Ports Investments has closed the acquisition of Russian firm NCC Group to become Eastern Europe's biggest container terminal operator.
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Hong Kong toy maker Roam & Wander closes new funding round for US expansion
Hong Kong-based children's entertainment startup Roam & Wander successfully raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Hong Kong and Taiwan angel investors as it prepares to expand its US retail operations.
Italian daily says Telefonica planning joint offer for TIM Participacoes- report
Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore said Telefonica is planning a joint offer of TIM Brasil, the local wireless unit of Telecom Italia, Reuters reported.
India's ONGC to spend $9 B in the next decade for oil, natural gas production
Oil & Natural Gas Corp or ONGC said it would be spending about $9 billion in the next ten years to produce oil found in new blocks in the east coast of India.
Groupon wraps up Ticket Monster acquisition from LivingSocial
In an announcement made today, Groupon said it has completed its $260 million acquisition of LivingSocial Korea, which is the holding company of Korean ticket and e-commerce company Ticket Monster.
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Bunge North America Inc., a unit of food processing company Bunge Ltd, has put up for sale its remaining stake in Ergon BioFuels LLC for an undisclosed sum. The said stake will be bought by its joint venture partner Ergon Inc.
Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd is planning to list its real estate investment trust or REIT, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Singapore-listed company intends to raise more than $400 million for its data center businesses.
Indian business tycoon and Cosmo Films Ltd Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ashok Jaipura bought the Malaiwana luxury residences estate in Phuket, Thailand for an undisclosed sum.
Pinterest, the popular US social networking startup, will be having difficulties expanding in international markets after a ruling the European Commission's Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, Trade Marks and Designs Division said the true owner of the brand name in the region is a London startup.
Herzaliya, Israel-based National ID Electronic Intelligence solutions provider SuperCom announced the completion of its purchase of the Smart ID division of On Track Innovations.
With its 25.2% gain, activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point beat rivals in 2013, Reuters reported. Loeb's hedge fund stayed in line with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index which rose 29.6% in the same period.
China Gold International, a Vancouver-based gold miner, is interested in acquiring gold or copper mines in Canada, but is not willing to overpay for it. China Gold is backed by China's biggest gold producer China National Gold.
Fisker Automotive, the bankrupt maker of plug-in hybrid sports cars, seeks a bankruptcy court ruling rejecting the company's sale to Chinese auto parts company Wanxiang Group. Fisker blames Wanxiang for its bankruptcy.
In its first-ever acquisition, Seattle-based online dating site LikeBright picked up Utah-based matchmaking software firm MatchMate and is now embarking on a $1 million fundraising round.
