The IPO market is growing again in North America and Europe. Globally, initial public offerings raised US$20 billion in the first quarter of 2013. The growth of this financial area was buoyed by rallies in different stock markets to sell businesses.
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Wind Energy Project bought by First Nations
The Aamjiwnaang and Bkejwanong First Nations buy a fifty percent stake in Grand Bend Wind Farm. A fifty percent stake in a wind energy project in Ontario was sold to Native Indian groups.
Pfizer to Face Class Action Suit
Pfizer acts on Celebrex and Bextra subject to shareholder class action suit. The world's biggest pharmaceutical firm now needs to face investor allegations that executives misled them about the athritis drugs Celebrex and Bextra.
Cole Shareholders File Suit against Christopher Cole
The shareholders of Cole Credit seeks injunction against planned merger. The shareholders of Cole Credit Property Trust III have filed a suit in a Maryland court to issue an injunction on the planned internal merger.
Santander Aims to Keep within Basel III Rules
The goal to boost capital base of Santander questions its ability to maintain its financial strength.
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Japan, with its ever increasing demand for LNG, plans to create an LNG Futures listing with the Tokyo Commodities Exchange.
The judge over the settlement agreement between SAC Capital and US SEC is having second thoughts with a few provisions.
With financial packages for as low as US$10 million, Cerberus is offering assistance to firms seeking to purchase low cost foreclosed homes.
Fisker Automotive has hired the law firm Kirkland and Ellis to review its bankruptcy options. The green car manufacturer that has undergone financial losses with losses at the NY/NJ Port area as well as funding issues Fisker Automotive is now mulling seeking bankruptcy protection.
Joh A Benkinser has offered to purchase DE Masters Blenders for Eur6.4 billion. A Eur6. 4 billion buyout bid was made by Joh A Benkiser, a German investor for D.
Keith Meister's Corvex Capital and Related Cos has withdrawn their original US$27.00 per share offer and lowered it to US$24.50 per share offer.
MTS and Vimpelcom joins the A1 versus VTB bidding war for Tele2 Russia. After the bid made by billionaire Mikhail Fridman's A1 Investment Group, new bidders have made offers to join Tele2 AB's Russian subsidiary.
Amazon purchases Goodreads for an undisclosed amount. Goodreads is a book recommendation website and is now the subject of acquisition plans by online retail giant Amazon.
Jean Claud Gandur planning to offer Oryx Petroleum for IPO in Toronto. Billionaire investor Jean Claude Gandur, through his company Addax & Oryx Group is now on its way to publicly list its oil exploration unit.
