Bloomberg report said Salix Pharmaceuticals has proposed a rate for the USD 1.2 billion financing it will be getting for the purchase of Santarus Inc.
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Douglas prepares to exit largest confectionery chain in Germany
Germany's Douglas Holding AG has began the process of divesting Hussel, the biggest confectionery chain in the country. After being taken private, Douglas committed to actively managing its portfolio through acquisitions and divestments.
Westfield Group plans spinoff of Australia, New Zealand units
Westfield Group's Australia and New Zealand businesses will be spun off from its global retail assets. Assets of the Australian and New Zealand units will be merged with Westfield Retail Trust to form a new company.
Sycamore is frontrunner for Men's Warehouse's K&G
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners LLC is reportedly leading the bids for Men's Warehouse's discounted apparel and accessories store K&G. Sycamore is also in advanced talks to takeover Jones Group Inc.
Top deals of the day - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on tuesday including Adcock Ingram, Energa, Nordea Bank, Alitalia, Ben Venue, TIM Participacoes, Douglas, Mercator, Novartis, OncoMed, Kerning and Malaysia Airports
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British insurers plan to invest 25 billion pounds ($41 billion) in transport and energy projects over the next five years, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, a day before it presents a half-yearly economic update.
A federal judge's ruling Tuesday that Detroit is eligible for bankruptcy protection offers municipal bond investors a dose of clarity that could be welcome news at the end of a rough year for the U.S. muni debt market.
A USD 4.5 million credit facility was granted to Chicago-based online provider for in-home care Sittercity by Square 1 Bank, a bank that exclusively caters to the needs of entrepreneurs and the venture capital community.
Bill Whelan, the Michigan-based mastermind behind the creation and sale of one of the world's biggest metals warehousing firms, is making a comeback, seeking to rejoin the London Metal Exchange network as new rules roil the storage business.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is sticking with Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit to run its 401(k) program with $18 billion in assets, Wal-Mart confirmed on Tuesday.
The new Series C funding worth USD42 million received by DataSift, a social data platform for enterprises and brands, was said to be used for expansion in international markets and verticals, and strategic acquisitions.
Repsol Chairman Antonio Brufau insisted on Tuesday that the government of Argentina should offer a compensation package that will convince the Spanish oil firm to settle the expropriation of its stake in energy firm YPF.
Analysts thought that ThyssenKrupp latest fundraising efforts, which was a USD1.2 billion share sale, was not enough to turn the company around from its dire financial straits.
The purportedly massive USD53 billion economic stimulus package by the government of Japan was to aid the country from its high tax rates imposed in April this year, said government ministers.
