Industrial manufacturer L.B. Foster announced the acquisition of custom pipe coatings company Ball Winch Pipeline Services LLC.

Roozt.com, an online marketplace for indie brands, announced its seed investment round to raise USD750,000.

Artiman Ventures unusual investment strategy has been successful as it provides seed investment fund for firms.

The Office of Fair Trading said the joint venture between University College London Hospitals, the Royal Free London and The Doctors Laboratory did not threaten competition in the pathology services market.

Investors from US, Canada and Qatar backed up a USD1 billion debt sale deal to boost BlackBerry's cash position.

Royal Oak Recycling is the business name of V&M Corporation and the firm was recently acquired by Rizzo Environmental Services Inc.

Media General Inc and New Young Broadcasting Holding Co would be waiting for regulatory approvals in order to complete the merger after obtaining positive shareholder vote from the Richmond-based broadcasting company.

Essilor International paid USD21.50 per share for Costa purchase. Essilor International would be purchasing sunglass maker Costa at the approximated price of USS270 million.

Investment banks reportedly been courting Siemens AG to spin off its healthcare business. According to a Bloomberg report, Siemens AG Joe Kaeser may be able to obtain USD7 billion in value should he break off the company's healthcare business.

Field specific information would be received by farmers from DuPont Pioneer The agricultural seed unit of DuPont, DuPont Pioneer, announced last Friday it had aligned with Deere & Co, the farm machinery company to compete against rival Monsanto in providing enhanced 'precision agriculture' analysis with the goal of maximizing crop production.