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European pension funds cutting equity, euro debt-survey
European pension funds plan to withdraw more money from stock markets to avoid rising volatility and almost 70 percent of firms with exposure to peripheral euro sovereign bonds plan even more reductions.
Diageo taps into Brazil growth with cachaca buy
British drinks group Diageo (DGE.L) is buying a maker of Brazil's most popular spirit, cachaca, for about 300 million pounds ($469 million).
Deutsche Wohnen buys German flats from Barclays
German real estate group Deutsche Wohnen (DWNG.DE) said it has agreed to buy a real estate portfolio valued at about 1.24 billion euros ($1.55 billion) from Barclays (BARC.L).
JPMorgan injects $400 million into China unit, eyes expansion
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) has injected 2.5 billion yuan ($394.08 million) into its China unit.
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China will give private capital the same entry standards to the banking industry as other capital, state media said on Sunday.
Glencore will this week move into the final stage of its long-awaited $30 billion takeover of miner Xstrata
India's Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO) said on Sunday it would roll out 3G services in Rwanda in the next quarter and reiterated plans to invest $100 million in the central African country.
Goldman Sachs (GS.N) is considering selling off Swedish oil group Svenska Petroleum Exploration in chunks, the Independent on Sunday reported.
The ripple effects of Facebook Inc's botched IPO appear to already be hitting the market for initial public offerings
The slow market for merger deals is driving big-name investment banks into combat with smaller rivals for business from companies they usually ignore.
International Financial Corp (IFC) is planning to take part in the planned $1.5 billion listing of Malaysia's Integrated Healthcare Holdings.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn revealed he had bought a 7.6 percent stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp and called for the natural gas producer to replace at least four directors.
U.S. tax regulators are preparing for a potential tax hike on profits earned by private equity managers .
the criminal record of one of North Street Capital's founders raises questions about bidding efforts.