Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals, which was commissioned by Ford Motors Co. in 1932, has been protected from Detroit's bankruptcy sale. Britain's Christie's Inc. assessed pieces bought by the city money to be worth USD452 million to USD866 million.
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IPOs in MENA set for a revival with improvement of capital market conditions- report
A revival in public listings is set to take place in the Middle East and North Africa or MENA with the improvement in capital markets conditions, a report in Gulf Business said.
IFC mulls over second rupee bond sale
The International Finance Corporation is looking to sell rupee-denominated bonds for the second time. The World Bank investment arm raised INR1,000 crore in its first rupee-bond issue.
Yahoo! buys online live concert platform Evntlive
Yahoo! Inc. on Friday confirmed its purchase of online live concert service Evntlive for an undisclosed sum. As a result of the deal, Evntlive will be shutting down and joining Yahoo!'s video team.
CBRE Group announces acquisition of The CAC Group
The CAC Group, one of the leading commercial real estate services firms in San Francisco, was acquired by CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE Group, Inc's statement did not disclose financial details regarding the transaction.
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Kidozen, a maker of software designed to create custom-made mobile apps, received USD5 million to scale its business after emerging from private beta in February this year.
SunFarmer, a non-profit developer of solar power in impoverished areas, will construct its first solar power project in Nepal using a USD2 million grant from SunEdison Inc. SunFarmer is seeking donations to build 100 solar projects in the country.
Verizon Communications Inc. in September said that it will acquire Vodafone Group's 45% stake in their wireless joint venture. The American telco has set a shareholder meeting on January 28 to get investor approval for the deal.
Following its USD4.6 billion purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012, Walt Disney Co. has secured marketing and distribution rights over future Indiana Jones installments under an agreement with Paramount Pictures.
Sallie Mae Corp, the largest student loan firm in the US, filed documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that will allow it to split into two companies. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2014.
A study featured on Forbes revealed that the US still leads around the world in providing entrepreneurs with access to venture capital funding.
Sears Holdings Corp, which had been selling and closing stores to turn around its business, will be spinning off its Lands' End clothing business. The spinoff will be through a pro rata distribution of the apparel retailer's shares to Sears shareholders.
Oxford Instruments on Friday upsized its bid for Northern Ireland's Andor Technology to GBP525 per share. Andor Technology turned down Oxford's previous offer of 500 pence per share in cash.
Private equity firm Carlyle Group is mulling over an initial public offering or an outright sale of inorganic specialty chemicals producer PQ Corp. Sources said that the proposed deal could bring in USD3 billion.
