The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday including Sigma Alimentos, Fastjet, Rostelecom, DNB, Caixabank, Cyfrowy Polsat, America Movil, Alitalia, Telecom Italia.
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Cornerstone OnDemand gets Cornerstone Innovation Fund underway
Cornerstone OnDemand announced the launch of the Cornerstone Innovation Fund that will invest in cloud startups to develop innovative solutions for organizations seeking to enhance their talent management strategies.
Hilton to offer record USD3.5 billion CMBS
Multinational hospitality company Hilton Worldwide was expected to begin marketing a USD3.5 billion collateralized mortgage-backed security this week. This is the biggest CMBS offering since the global crisis.
Chinese company to build infrastructures in Sri Lanka worth USD500 million
Top Chinese company China Harbor Engineering Company will be building two hotels and a golf course in Sri Lanka worth USD500 million. Previously, the company constructed an international airport which was opened this year.
TWO MAIN SHAREHOLDERS TO SELL 15 PCT OF SHARES IN DENMARK'S PANDORA
Pandora's two main shareholders will offer about 20 million of its existing shares, representing 15.4 percent of the share capital, to institutional investors, the Danish jewellery maker said on Wednesday.
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Medical device company Tandem Diabetes Care raised USD120 million in its listing. The company had put up for sale 8 million shares of common stocks priced at USD15 each share.
Secondary investment firm Hamilton Lane Advisor LLC is considering a buyout of private equity firm Paul Capital. The financial terms of the acquisition remains to be unknown.
Analysts warned that unless the state of China address the USD1.6 trillion debt incurred by its municipalities via local government financing vehicles, interest rates would skyrocket.
Two weeks after filing for an initial public offering, Go Launcher's parent company Sungy Mobile raised USD20 million in investment from Chinese antivirus software company Qihoo360 and Kingsoft.
creativeLIVE, a live online classroom that provides free learning sessions, received USD21.5 million in its Series B financing round, and will be using it for its planned mystery investment in infrastructure and company expansion.
Virginia-based wealth management technology company Wealthcare Capital Management said today that it will be acquired by private equity investment firm NewSprings Holdings LLC. Financial terms, however, remain undisclosed.
African airline holding company Fastjet PLC said Lonrho Ltd, its largest shareholder, had put up for sale of its entire stake in the company. Lonrho would be raising GBP1.49 million from the exit.
Sovereign wealth funds Korea Investment Corporation and Russian Direct Investment Fund pooled USD500 million for a cross-border private equity investment platform. The fund was intended to encourage trade and investment cooperation between South Korea and Russia.
Vale SA had sold the last of its 21.6% ownership in Norsk Hydro ASA following the sale of its non-core assets in order to focus on its more profitable business, which is in iron ore.
