Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd, the second-biggest shareholder in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co Holdings Ltd, raised its takeover offer for the Australian dairy company to A$505 million ($470 million), trumping Canada's Saputo Inc's bid.
Deals
LendUp secures USD14 million in funding round led by Google Ventures
San Francisco-based alternative payday loans startup LendUp raised USD14 million in its first venture round led by Google Ventures to lend money to people with poor credit.
Warrnambool bidding heats up with Murray Goulburn increasing its offer
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory is now the subject of a three way battle as bidders Bega Cheese, Saputo and Murray Goulburn all seek to be the owner of the manufacturer of brands such as Sungold Milk and Great Ocean cheese.
KKR to raise GBP1.5 billion in Pets at Home IPO
UK-based pet retailer Pets at Home will be put up for an initial public offering by American multinational private equity firm KKR & Co LP. Said listing would be worth GBP1.5 billion.
FoundationDB closes USD17 million for data storage engine
Virginia-based tech startup FoundationDB raised USD17 million in a financing round led by Sutter Hill to be used for the expansion of its reliable database project.
Latest News
CBRE GROUP SAYS PURCHASE PRICE IS PAYABLE IN CASH, EXCEPT FOR ABOUT $9 MLN PAYABLE IN CBRE COMMON STOCK TO NORLAND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
IntercontinentalExchange Inc's takeover of NYSE Euronext is complete and stock of the combined company will begin trading under the symbol ICE on Wednesday, said the head of ICE, an exchange and clearing house operator.
The Carlyle Group announced the closure of the latest collateralized loan obligation, which is the company's way of investing into the market through global market strategies and solutions, real assets and corporate private equity.
Cisco is expected to report higher quarterly profit for its fiscal first quarter of 2014. The report may uncover any evidence of sales pressure from the U.S. federal government shutdown and weakness in China.
NorthEdge Capital invests GBP25.5 million in chemicals manufacturer Fine Industries Ltd of the Teeside, UK area to boost the company's presence and production for its future.
itBit is a digital currency exchange that provides the latest platform for Bitcoind trading in differing currencies such as the US Dollar, Singaporean Dollars and in Euros.
French luxury goods group Kering, trying to sell its loss-making mail order unit La Redoute, said it would favor a buyer who would keep the business going after staff and politicians protested against looming job cuts.
Contingent Network Services, a global technology services company, today announced the acquisition of Tampa-based IVANS Network Services, a non-healthcare business unit of Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
ProsiebenSat.1 shareholders KKR and Permira are selling a stake worth up to 1.12 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in the German free-to-air broadcaster, the offer document, which was seen by Reuters on Tuesday, shows.
