Baring Private Equity Asia is planning to buy shares in Indian software company Hexaware Technologies.

Cairn Energy said its planned explorations in Northwest Africa and Ireland yielded up to 25% chance of success compared to its exploratory project in Greenland.

Glencore announced plans to sell off parts of recently acquired Xstrata assets. Glencore took a hit on Xstrata's mining assets for USD 7. 7 billion on Tuesday .

GSW Immobilien said it would study the EUR 1.75 billion takeover bid of Deutsche Women before giving any comment.

Indonesia's two main state pension funds increased their stock purchases, which helped pare losses for Jakarta's battered share prices.

TT electronics said it intends to spend up to GBP 100 million for bolt-on acquisitions. UK-based electronics group TT electronics Plc revealed its plan to acquire bolt-on firms for its combined industrial sensing and control units.

The British government's 'Help to Buy' program increased Persimmon's spring sales.

The Straumann Group announced plans to purchase discount players in the dental implants market. Swiss-based dental implants maker Straumann Group said it plans to acquire rival companies that make low-cost brands.

Australian manufacturers underwent change in level of operations. The manufacturing industry was far from dead in the country down under. The face of the Australian manufacturing sector has been deemed not dead, just changing.

As Manila is flooded due to nonstop rains brought by the monsoon weather, large and small-scale businesses are left to deal with its aftermath.