Telecom Italia expects to conclude the sale and lease back of its mobile towers in Italy and Brazil next year, its chief executive said on Wednesday, along with a separate sale of some digital broadcasting assets.
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Shake receives USD 3 million in Series A round led by SoftBank Capital
Legal-focused startup Shake received USD 3 million in its Series A funding round led by SoftBank Capital. Shake is an iOS app that allows users to make and sign effective legal agreements on the go.
Bain Capital ends buyout talks with TI Automotive -sources
Private equity firm Bain Capital LLC has ended advanced talks with auto parts supplier TI Automotive Ltd over a possible buyout after failing to meet TI's price expectations of close to $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
CHINESE RAW MILK PRODUCER YUANSHENGTAI TO RAISE ABOUT $425 MLN IN HONG KONG IPO
YuanShengTai Dairy Farm, China's fourth biggest raw milk producer, has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at HK$2.70 per share, below the mid-point of expectations, IFR reported.
Silver Lake hires banks for Mercury Payment IPO-sources
Private equity firm Silver Lake has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co, Barclays Plc and Morgan Stanley to lead a potential initial public offering of Mercury Payment Systems LLC, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The consolidation of US Bancorp Fund Services and Quintillion Limited would allow the former to expand its operations in Europe via its new strategic headquarters in Dublin.
Intuit Inc. said today that it will acquire workers' compensation payment solutions provider prestwick services. It said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held prestwick services, a subsidiary of Prestwick Holdings
The USD15 million in new investment Apartment List managed to raised in its recently-concluded Series A financing would go towards the efforts of making the platform more friendly to apartment renters.
Counterpoint Asian Macro Fund is a new macro fund established through a venture between former HSBC Holdings Plc economist Geoff Barker and City Financial Investment Co.
Three unnamed sources told Bloomberg that Deutsche Telekom AG was approaching to close the sale of its digital-classifieds business Scout24 Holding to Hellman & Friedman LLC for EUR2 billion or USD2.7 billion, including debt.
Roark Capital emerged victorious over rival bidders TriArtisan Capital Partners and Pamplona Capital Management to acquire restaurant group CKE Inc, which is the parent company of fast food chains Hardees and Carl's Jr.
The real estate loan portfolio GE Capital Real Estate acquired from Deutsche Postbank contained commercial property loans that had been backed against prime real estate located in central London, France and Germany.
The potential sale of the indices platform of Barclays, which includes the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, came at the heels of an approach by MSCI, an equity index provider, to acquire the index business.
Prior to meeting with UK's Members of the Parliament regarding claims that Royal Mail's shares in its initial public offering were undervalued, UBS issued a note to investors saying that they need to divest their shares in the postal service.
