US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna Therapeutics announced its completion of a new funding round worth USD110 million for the development of its messenger ribonucleic (RNA) Therapeutics.
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Repsol willing to spend USD 10 billion for asset acquisitions
Repsol Chairman told Bloomberg in an interview that the oil producer is willing to acquire assets in US, Canada and Northern Europe. The company is willing to spend up to USD 10 billion for the acquisitions.
UK life insurer Resolution to exit Luxembourg-based business unit
Resolution Ltd. is looking to sell its business unit Lombard located in Luxembourg. However, terms of the deal were unknown as talks on the sale of Lombard are still in a preliminary stage.
Private equity firms fuel consolidation of IT services and BPO in India
In a report, the Business Standard said private equity firms are a significant contribution to the consolidation of IT services and BPO sector in India. There were five private equity transactions closed this year that totaled USD1.13 billion in value.
Glorious Property gets USD589 million bid from founder
Billionaire Zhang Zhirong offered USD589 million to take Glorious Property Holdings Ltd private, a move is seen as an effort to save a troubled shipbuilder that he founded.
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Vena Resources Inc agreed to sell its 50% stake in Minergia SAC, the company's joint venture with Cameco Global Exploration Ltd, to Azincourt Uranium Inc.
Investors who had opposed the initial public offering of the Empire State Building asked a Manhattan appeals court to rule a USD 100 per unit buyout provision in the IPO plan illegal.
Mobile ad retargeting startup TapCommerce's USD 10 million funding was raised via an investing round led by Bain Capital Ventures and RRE Ventures, with a strategic investment from Nielsen Ventures and participation from existing backers.
Williams Partners LP has secured an approval from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) for its USD300 million Transco pipeline expansion, which is part of Transco's USD2.2 billion expansion program.
US-based crowd-shipping mobile app Friendshippr closed USD670,000 in funding from angel investors in Dubai to connect consumers to Facebook friends who will help transport items for them.
Xenex Disinfection Services, the company that launched robotic technology for disinfection of hospital rooms, has secured USD11.3 million in funding boost from private sources and venture capital firms.
Mexican homebuilder Consorcio Ara and real estate firm O'Connor Capital Partners plan to sell nine shopping malls for USD 384 million, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Slouchy zip hoodie maker American Giant collected USD3.6 million in a recent USD2.5 million funding round, raising over USD1 million than what the company expected.
France's Credit Agricole said it will cut its holding in investment firm Eurazeo. The French bank will sell 3.2 million Eurazeo shares and zero-coupon convertibles equivalent to a maximun of 5.1 million shares.
