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Research shows 95% of Chinese stock traders support the idea of suspending IPO

China’s A Stock market underperformed persistently, and most of stock traders think the reason why Chinese stock market is the most bearish should be too many IPOs.


China's CNOOC to buy Canada's Nexen for $15.1 billion

State oil company CNOOC plans to buy Canadian rival Nexen Inc for $15.1 billion State oil company CNOOC plans to buy Canadian rival Nexen Inc for $15. 1 billion, a deal which if successful would be China's biggest foreign corporate takeover and a test of Ottawa's tolerance of outside interest in its resources.

Germany's Benckiser to buy Peet's Coffee for $1 billion

Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc (PEET.O) said on Monday it struck a deal to be acquired by Joh. A. Benckiser for about $1 billion.

The Carlyle Group to Invest in Genesee & Wyoming, Enabling Genesee’s Acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc. for $2 Billion

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has agreed to invest up to $800 million in Genesee & Wyoming Inc.


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China's insurance regulator said on Monday it will permit insurers to outsource management of their investments to securities brokerages and fund management companies (FMCs) for the first time.
Redpoint e.ventures said it had raised $130 million for its inaugural early-stage fund. Redpoint e. ventures, the Brazilian venture-capital firm created by Redpoint Ventures and e.
News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 20. News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 20.
Bain Capital Ventures today announced the launch of StartUp Academy. Bain Capital Ventures, a leading venture capital and growth equity firm with over $2 billion in committed capital, today announced the launch of StartUp Academy, a newly created initiative to provide students with invaluable exposure to entrepreneurship and insights on how to build a business and work with innovative technologies.
U.S. private equity fund Carlyle Group has raised about $720 million from the sale of a stake in China's third-largest insurer.
Republic Tobacco is seeking a buyer and could fetch more than $2 billion in a potential sale. Republic Tobacco, a privately held company that makes the Drum brand of loose tobacco in the United States, is seeking a buyer and could fetch more than $2 billion in a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
A U.S.-based private equity firm has invested alongside a Russian state fund in Moscow's MICEX-RTS bourse.
The U.S. venture-capital industry invested $7.04 billion in the last quarter. The U. S. venture-capital industry invested $7. 04 billion in the last quarter, down 12 percent from the $8.
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) is in talks with Ecuador's government over a potential investment in the OPEC-member's $12.5 billion Pacifico refinery project
When staffers at the National Venture Capital Association see a report that refers to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney's investments as venture capital, they grimace -- and then contact the author to explain politely why it's wrong.