Bumi Chairman Samin Tan confirmed to Bloomberg by email that a lender had given him approval to finance his acquisition of the stake held by the Bakrie Group in the Indonesia-based coal producer.
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Birla to delay Idea Cellular stock sale - source
Sources told Bloomberg that the planned stock sale of India's top two mobile phone operator had postponed its original target completion this month, and was pushing for a stock sale next year.
Equity rally drives IPO boom in Japan - report
An article on Bloomberg provided its observations on how the stock rally had influenced the increasing number of initial public offerings on the Japan bourse starting this year.
GDI Property Group to raise AUD310 million in Australia's largest real estate IPO this year
GDI Property Group Ltd. would be raising AUD310 million (USD292 million) in an initial public offering slated in December. The deal is expected to be the biggest real estate IPO in Australia this year.
Largan Precision files patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co
Taiwan-based Largan Precision Co has taken Samsung Electronics Co to court for patent infringement regarding its camera lens. The South Korean company allegedly used the Largan's patented lens its Galaxy Note and S series smartphones.
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Burger King Worldwide said that it has inked a joint venture partnership with South Asian private equity firm Everstone Group to bring the hamburger restaurant chain in India.
Singapore-based firm CapitaLand, the biggest developer in Southeast Asia, announced the sale of its 59% stake in Sydney-based Australand Property Group at AUD3.865 to AUD3.750 per share.
John Grayken's private equity company Lone Star Funds had bought 23 buildings from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Lone Star would be leasing the properties back to the insurer.
Minneapolis-based commemorative paraphernalia retailer Jostens gave its approval on the company's acquisition of rival American Achievement Group in a deal that was valued at USD500 million, according to a source familiar with the matter.
California-based biomedical firm LoneStar Heart Inc raised almost USD2.4 million in a Series C financing round from unnamed venture investors, which would be used for the company's heart therapies for advanced heart failure patients.
Bill Stiritz, the Chief Executive Officer of Post Holdings Inc, raised his Herbalife stake to 6.4% from 5.3% and said he intends to hold discussions with Herbalife about possible strategies for financing.
Food and healthy lifestyle startup ALOHA was backed by over USD4 million in seed capital for the launching of the company's core nutritional supplement products.
Russia's state-run oil firm Rosneft is looking to acquire Morgan Stanley's oil trading business for an unspecified amount. Morgan Stanley has been trying to sell or spin off the said business unit over a year ago.
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc said it will not be making more large purchases. Instead, the Canada-based non-bank brokerage will grow its UK wealth management unit through small deals.
