Sydney-based property trust Westfield Group and London-based property developer Hammerson obtained preliminary approval from the local government council of Croydon to rebuild a shopping center in South London.
Archives
Mexico's TV Azteca buys troubled soccer club Atlas
Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca purchased financially troubled soccer club Atlas on Monday in an acquisition deal valued at USD50 million, according to the club's president.
Revolv closes USD4 million to support more connected devices
Boulder, Colorado-based tech startup Revolv raised USD4 million in a funding round led by The Foundry Group to add support for more devices and hire more employees.
Minvest Partners taps overlooked advanced exploration niche market
Toronto-based merchant bank Minerx Group was out to prove that there is a plethora of opportunities in the the advanced exploration market with its new private equity arm called Minvest Partners, according to a Mining Markets article.
UBS offers buyback of some Puerto Rico bond fund shares
Swiss lender UBS said it will be offering to repurchase some of the shares of its Puerto Rico bond funds. The buyback program came as the commonwealth's debt lost 16% this year.
Latest News
Singapore's DBS Group Holdings, Credit Suisse, and ABN AMRO are among the shortlisted suitors that have placed their final round bids for Societe Generale's Asian private bank.
The Indian Angel Network, the country's oldest and largest angel investor network, is hunting for investment opportunities in the UK and Singapore. IAN expects to announce its first UK deal during the first half of 2014, while it will begin its Singapore operations in the latter half of next year.
For Indian investors comfortable with the risks of investing in small and mid-cap stocks, a report from The Economic Times gives reasons why now would be a good time to invest in this segment.
Chinese billionaire Yuzhu Shi and a Baring Private Equity Asia affiliate sought to take Giant Interactive Group Inc. private for USD11.75 per American Depositary Share (ADS). The consortium values the Chinese online game developer at USD2.82 billion.
American private equity firm Bain Capital was said to be in talks with other private equity firms to sell its insurance software business Applied Systems Inc. Sources said that the sale could bring in USD1 billion to the investment firm.
California-based private messaging app Wickr had redesigned and is in the middle of a USD7.4 million fundraising, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today.
Intel Corp is asking USD 500 million for OnCue, the service that allows users to access pay TV programs through a high speed Internet connection, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
German-based pharmaceutical giant Bayer is preparing an acquisition bid amounting to NOK306 (USD49.9) per share for its Norwegian partner Algeta, according to a German newspaper.
YuanShengTai Dairy Farm, China's fourth biggest raw milk producer, is set to fall on its Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday, after raising $425 million in the second initial public offering by a dairy company in the city in two months.
