Australia's Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has granted approval of the Chinese company Yanzhou Coal's takeover of Australian mining firm Yancoal Australia, just two weeks after he rejected a foreign buyout bid for GrainCorp.
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Yahoo poised to incur gains with Alibaba IPO - report
Internet giant Yahoo Inc. could raise around $36 billion should it decide to divest its entire 24% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Yahoo will be forced to sell much of its stake if and when Alibaba sells its shares in an IPO.
Google intends to invest $600 million in Taiwan data center
Google said it would be investing $600 million in its data center in Taiwan in order to better serve the needs of the technology consumers in the region.
Anbang stake acquisition in China Merchants fuel rumors insurer has no more interest in Wing Hang- report
The $2.1 billion stake acquisition of Anbang Insurance Group in China Merchants Bank Co has added to the speculation that the insurer is no longer interested in acquiring Hong Kong-based Wing Hang Bank Ltd.
Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal in talks to buy stake in Delhi Daredevils
Lakshmi Mittal, chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, is negotiating with infrastructure company GMR Group to acquire a stake in Delhi Daredevils. The cricket team plays in the Indian Premier League.
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Australia's largest oil and gas producer BHP Billiton said it is interested in expanding to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago despite some of its asset sales, according to a Bloomberg report.
HSBC Holdings PLC has put up for sale its 8% stake in Bank of Shanghai Co. HSBC sold its holding in the Chinese bank to Spain's Santandar SA for an undisclosed sum.
Dexus Property Group and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board sweetened their bid for the property fund controlled by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bloomberg reported.
Blackstone Group, the largest real estate private equity firm, recently said that it targets more real estate acquisitions in Asia. It has invested USD3 billion in the region since making its first deal in 2007.
The National Stock Exchange data revealed Heineken International BV today increased its shareholder interest in India's United Breweries for USD45.8 million or INR2.8 billion.
Sources disclosed to IFR that Chinese waste management and energy company China Everbright International Ltd will be floating 430 million new shares to raise up to HKD3.75 billion or USD484 million.
State-run electricity distributor Power Grid Corp of India Ltd will be pricing its share sale near the top end of its marketed range, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Russian state-controlled telecom firm Rostelecom could sell up to RUB46 billion (USD1.4 billion) worth of shares in a secondary stock offering next year to help cut its debt.
Netherlands-based independent tank storage provider Royal Vopak will invest in an independent import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility in Banyan terminal at Jurong Island, Singapore.
