The Metropolitan Transit Authority has selected Westfield Group to lease out stores at the Fulton Street Transit Center. This would make the Australian shopping center owner a dominant retail landlord in lower Manhattan.
Deals
Lackluster Australian debuts casts shadow on firms seeking to go public next year- report
The poor performance of Pact Group Holdings and GDI Property Group Pty on the Australian stock exchange dampens the prospects of firms expected to go public next year, Reuters reported.
Dubai World subsidiary exits 50% stake in landmark hotel Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Istithmar World, a subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate Dubai World, has sold its 50% stake in Fontainebleau Miami Beach to Florida-based developer Turnberry Ltd. for an undisclosed sum.
ITOCHU invests in Hong Kong's ASF Limited
Tokyo, Japan-based firms ITOCHU Corp and ITOCHU Textile Prominent Ltd have finalized a deal with Fenix Group Holdings Ltd to invest in ASF Limited, an intermediate holding firm under the sponsorship of Fenix.
Boeing Co increases company dividend, authorizes $10 billion share repurchase
Boeing Co has increased its quarterly dividend from $0.485 cents a share to $0.73 cents and have authorized a new $10 billion share repurchase in the next two to three years, Reuters reported.
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Chicago-based tutoring services provider WyzAnt has received $21.5 million in a Series A funding round from Accel Partners to expand its services and develop new digital tools for student-tutor interaction.
As part of a $1.3-billion investment in five US plants, General Motors (GM) is pouring in $600 million in its oldest assembly plant in Flint, Michigan, to set up a state-of-the-art paint facility and other upgrades.
Canadian dairy firm Saputo Inc, following a probe by Australia's Takeover Panel, said that it will raise and extend its takeover offer for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Holdings Co.
Virginia-based business development company Gladstone Capital Corporation invested $5.5 million in debt and equity to acquire Minnesota-based steel container supplier Behrens Manufacturing LL, with the participation of co-investor Gladstone Investment Corporation.
US District Judge Robert Sweet ruled that Nasdaq OMX Group Inc needs to face the cases filed against it by investors who claimed that the exchange platform was responsible for the bungled Facebook IPO, Reuters reported.
The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's appeal against an earlier court ruling favoring Indian tire maker Apollo Tyres Ltd. The two companies went on trial in November over the stalled merger deal.
US antitrust regulators gave the green light to Gannett Co. Inc.'s $1.5 billion purchase of Belo Corporation as long as the deal excludes St. Louis television station KMOV-TV.
Australian natural gas giant APA Group entered an agreement to acquire the rest of distribution firm Envestra Ltd after increasing its offer to around AU$1.4 billion ($1.3 billion).
Texas-based sales analytics firm PROS wants to boost its price-recommendation capabilities by acquiring San Francisco-based predictive analytics company SignalDemand in a deal valued at $13.5 million.
