Mizuho Financial Group Inc were said to be focusing on hedge funds as its potential buyers of corporate bonds at the height of the securities trading at below face values, Bloomberg said in its report.
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CARL ICAHN ACQUIRES 30.6M SHARES OF HOLOGIC
Carl Icahn today acquired 30.6 million shares of Hologic Inc upon exercise of all of the call options according to SEC filing.
CubeSmart closes $326M portfolio acquisition
CubeSmart today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the previously announced $326.2 million self-storage portfolio in Houston and Austin, TX and Charlotte, NC.
Sources say CVC plans to divest Swiss telecom Sunrise
Private equity fund CVC is said to be divesting Sunrise, a mobile operator in Switzerland and has already engaged banks to discuss about their roles for a potential listing or sale.
JC Penney trims high-profile brands in favor of its own labels
JC Penney Co Inc CEO Mike Ullman told Reuters exclusively that the company is planning to dispose and trim some of its top name brands like Joe Fresh clothes and its own jcp menswear in order to focus on brands that generate more sales for the company.
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A joint announcement today revealed that digital wallet platform Lemon will be merging with Identity theft protection service LifeLock in a $42.6 million transaction, which also resulted to a modified digital wallet service platform.
Coinbase, a digital wallet services provider, raised $25 million in a Series B funding round participated by Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures and Ribbit Capital.
TVM Capital MENA chairman and chief executive officer Dr Helmut Schuehsler offered words of caution to companies in the Gulf region who decides to get listed on foreign exchanges.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund announced today its joint venture with Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund V to invest in a coking coal business Tigers Realm Coal Limited.
Switzerland's Dufry is reportedly purchasing the remaining 49% stake in Greek travel retailer Hellenic Duty Free for €328 million. Dufry bought a controlling stake in HDF for €200.5 million last year.
United States' Hagelin & Co. has been sold to Israeli flavorings and specialty ingredients firm Frutarom Industries for $52.4 million. Frutarom finance the deal through a short-term bank loan.
Investment bank Goldman Sachs Group will provide a $120 million loan to Warburg Pincus-backed warehouse firm e-Shang. e-Shang reportedly plans to go public in the next few years.
The largest utility firm in Finland, Fortum Oyj, would be exiting from its power distribution business in Finland to Suomi Power Networks, Bloomberg said in its report.
Fondul Proprietatea on Thursday said it has put up for sale its 15% stake in state-owned gas grid operator Transgaz SA. The Romanian restitution fund raised RON303.5 million in its exit deal.
