Activist investor Jana Partners LLC had reported a 13.5% stake in Outerwall Inc. and said it was exploring options including a possible sale, according to a Reuters report.
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IPO no longer Avaya's plan, explores sale - sources
Sources told Reuters that Silver Lake and TPG Capital LP, owners of hardware and software giant Avaya Inc, were contemplating on a sale of the company after plans for a public listing fizzled out.
Google, SAP and Cisco in discussions about BlackBerry deal - sources
Google, SAP and Cisco had been in discussions to possible acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, said a Reuters report.
Vivarte in talks to reset loan agreements
French clothing retailer Vivarte had been in discussions regarding a possible reset of its loan agreements to make its EUR2 billion debt easier to manage, said a Reuters report.
Icahn's antics clearly for short-term gains
The withdrawal of Carl Icahn's threat to have a court declared valuation is a sign that the billionaire investor's short term goals.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co filed a complaint in the Delaware Chancery Court to compel Apollo Tyres in closing its acquisition transaction soon, said a Reuters report.
Peruvian miner IRL confirmed on Friday that the company was in discussions with LionGold Corp for an acquisition transaction, said a Reuters report.
Sotheby's would adopt its shareholders right plan after Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund planned to increase its stake in the company and pushed to shakeup the company's management team, said a Reuters report.
According to a report from Reuters, the memories of Facebook's IPO had cloud up Twitter's debut which had dampened enthusiasm for the shares of the social networking platform.
The Irish NAFA had prepared the way to sell off shares. The National Asset Management Agency of Ireland is in the process of preparing the sale of EUR300 million or USD408 million worth of Irish real estate loans.
Lloyds Banking Dublin portfolio creates buzz for investors. A number of US investment companies such as Apollo Global Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Lone Star Funds have forwarded their bids for 25 properties located in Dublin to be sold off by Lloyds Banking Group.
In a basic comparison, Twitter's risk factors were longer than Facebook's, which may indicate a riskier investment.
The merger of Etihad Airways and Jet Airways passed finance regulatory authority review and now would go to the antitrust regulatory authority.
MongoDB announced that it was able to score USD 150 million in financing from various investors. Data management firm MongoDB said it was able to raise USD 150 million in capital commitments from its latest financing round.
