The USD130 billion payout to Vodafone, even with its sharing of proceeds with shareholders, allows current CEO many options for the company's future.
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Poland to meet privatization target from smaller stake sales in 2014
Polands 2014 privatization target would be met through several sale of its stakes in listed firms. Poland had expected to meet privatization targets by 2014 through several sale of its stakes listed in companies.
FT: Private equity firms in running for Spain's EVO Banco
Private equity companies Centerbridge and Anacap had been included in the list of bidders for Spain's smaller nationalized lenders.
Vodafone to return USD84 billion to investors after completed deal
After completion of the Vodafone-Verizon USD130 billion deal, Vodafone would return a hefty USD84 billion in cash and shares to its investors.
Indofood offers USD383M for the rest of China Minzhong
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur offered SGD488 million in cash for the vegetable processing firm Minzhong Food Corp.
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Suntech Power, the solar energy corporation, announced a plan to convert debt to equity as well as inclusion of a new strategic partner.
Vestiaire Collective had raised USD20 million Series C funding to fuel international growth. Vestiaire Collective received USD20 million Series C funding from Condé Nast, previous investor Balderton and Ventech as well as Indivest.
WPP Plc announced its purchase of a stake in the multi-platform agency Candyspace Media Ltd. WPP Plc, the advertising firm, announced it had acquired a minority stake in Candyspace Media Ltd, a multi-platform agency based in the United Kingdom.
Swiss startup KeyLemon had received USD1.5 million in Series A funding from Debiopharm Investment and Swisscom Ventures.
With the pending completion of the third largest deal in history, the CEOs of Verizona and Vodafone are near the goal that had eluded their predecessors.
South African Airways and Brazil's TAM Airlines signed a codeshare agreement to increase travelers' access to destinations in both countries.
The Dogan Group made a USD 742 million offer to purchase 53% of Digiturk, a digital pay-TV provider.
Findim Group said it would be willing to support the sale of Telecom Italia's shares for as long as a plan to return value to its shareholders was put in place.
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures won financing from two Australian banks to finance its Royalla solar project.
