Applications with the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service was filed by two Bank Rossiya as they bid to purchase shareholdings in Tele2 from state backed bank VTB.
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The impact of bad publicity on merger plans
According to a report from Reuters, bad publicity would cause a great impact on an upcoming deal as stated in the Journal of Financial Economics by Baixiao Liu and John McConnell.
Hollywood shows risk in Twitter business model, IPO in prospectus
Twitter Inc's prospectus filing on Thursday revealed its reliance in influential users like celebrities to be more relevant.
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.
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Mortgage insurance firm Essent added Wells Fargo into its list of underwriters together with Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Barclays.
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.
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.
