The role of private equity firms in Sweden are now under close scrutiny as the country rethinks its pioneering educational reforms that are emulated worldwide, a Reuters Insight report said.
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China Everbright International to launch a $484M share sale - IFR
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.
Florida Democrat, others duped in securities-backed loan scheme
Head William Dean Chapman Reston of Virginia-based firm Alexander Capital Markets was found guilty of defrauding its investors including US Representative Alan Grayson of more than USD35 million in a loan scheme, Reuters said in a report.
Power Grip Corp to price share sale at top end of range- sources
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.
Israel's Cellcom enters sharing agreement with rivals for creation of 4G network
The largest mobile phone operator in Israel, Cellcom, has entered an agreement to share the costs with its two rivals for the creation of a new 4G network, Reuters reported.
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Gold miner Centamin Plc has announced a USD40.9 million takeover offer for Perth-based mining firm Ampella Mining Ltd, in a deal that values Ampella shares at USD0.16 apiece.
Australia-based taxi app ingogo has raised an additional AUD3.4 million in venture capital funding and expressed plans for a 2014 listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
NBC Universal has agreed to buy a minority stake in tech-news site AllThingdD, which is set to be renamed "Revere Digital" this month, according to a Bloomberg report.
Thomas Moore of Standard Life Investments has increased his fund's holdings in UK companies, betting that they will give better payouts in 2014, a Bloomberg report said.
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.
Sources noted that Nokia Oyj is in danger of finding a new buyer for its mobile handset business if it failed to lift the freeze on its Indian assets to be able to transfer them to Microsoft as part of its acquisition agreement.
China sovereign investor Central Huijin Investment Ltd received approval the Shanghai Office of the People's Bank of China to trade on the interbank bond market, a Bloomberg report said.
UK-based lender Lloyds Banking Group PLC is offloading its remaining 21% stake in the investment firm St. James's Place for GBP95 million after progressively selling its stake down.
The rising commercial property prices in London has prompted institutional investors to team up with commercial property developers in the UK to capitalize on the recovery of the market in UK.
