US-based EchoStar Corp. said it had ended talks with Vivendi SA's subsidiary Global Village Telecom on a proposed partnership in Brazil. The joint venture aims to provide pay TV services in the Latin American country.
Deals
BASF SE agrees on sale of North Sea assets to MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas for $375 million
According to Bloomberg, chemical firm BASF said it will be selling some North Sea oil and gas assets to MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas in a deal worth $375 million.
Swedish confectionery firm Candyking abandons plans for Stockholm IPO
Confectionery retailer Candyking on Friday said it will withdraw its initial public offering at the Stockholm bourse. Candyking in November said that it would sell 18.5 million shares in a deal worth SEK830 million.
Torrent Pharma acquires Elder's India formulations business for $324 million
Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has put up for sale its Indian formulations business to reduce its debt. Rival Torrent Pharmaceuticals will acquire the asset for $324.1 billion through internal accruals and debt.
Blackhawk Network agrees on partnership with Opengate Technologies to bring iTunes Gift Cards to South Africa
California-based Blackhawk Network Inc will be entering the prepaid market in Africa through a partnership with South Africa-based Opengate Technologies to distribute iTune Gift Cards to the country.
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As General Motors Co disposes its 7% shareholder interest in France's PSA Peugeot Citroen, the latter said it is currently in talks with Dongfeng about a potential tie-up.
Philippines-based oil firm Trans-Asia Oil and Development Corp has agreed to acquire an unspecified amount of shares worth PHP136 million in Frontier Oil Corp next year, the latter said in a stock exchange disclosure.
GLG Partners, a London-based hedge fund, agreed to settle claims that it overvalued the purchase of a mining asset in 2008 in a deal worth about $9 million, Bloomberg reported.
Data from Thomson Reuters Lipper service showed that investors of US-based stock mutual funds pulled out a total of $6.51 billion in the week ending December 11, Reuters reported.
Despite releasing the local assets back to Nokia Oyj, the Delhi High Court clarified that the Finnish company will still be liable to any remaining tax bills from the local mobile phone plant that Microsoft will be acquiring.
US-based professional technical services provider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc announced the completion of its merger with Australia-based firm Sinclair Knight Merz in a deal valued at AU$1.3 billion.
California-based hybrid storage solutions provider Nimble Storage is expected to raise $184 million on its debut on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow with shares priced between $18 to $20 apiece.
Saputo Inc., Canada's biggest dairy company, has extended its bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co. by a week to next Friday. Saputo is up against Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd. and Bega Cheese Ltd. for the Australian dairy firm, according to a Reuters report.
In its first acquisition after going public, Australia-based insurance brokering network Steadfast Group Limited has bought a 60% stake in underwriting agency Protecsure Pty Limited.
