Women's boutique retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp. has ousted Lululemon as the most attractive company to date to land private equity bids.
Deals
Bidders for BondDesk known
Two of the three bidders for BondDesk Group LLC have been identified. Tradeweb and MarketAxess, two of the leading institutional fixed-income trading platform providers, are two of the three bidders for BondDesk Group LLC.
Carlyle and Townsend fund USD200 million for strategic partnership to tap logistics market in China
The Carlyle Group and Townsend Group co-invested USD 200 million in a strategic partnership with Shanghai Yupei Group for a logistics platform in China.
EU will approve Nynas's Royal Dutch Shell deal - source
A source told Reuters that the European Union Commission will approve Swedish oil refiner Nynas and Royal Dutch Shell's deal despite antitrust concerns.
Vodafone Ventures Egypts takes 22.22% stake in Agzakhana.com via venture capital
For a Round-A venture capital investment, Vodafone Ventures Egypt would be taking a 22.22% stake in online pharmacy Agzakhana.com.
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The partnerships of SAIC Motor Corp with Western car manufacturers helped boost its sales for the first half of this year.
A Philippine regulator said that the bidding for the LRT Line 1 Cavite extension project had failed.
Tanzania's National Development Corporation signed a joint venture agreement with Nava Bharat of Singapore for an oil palm farm and processing facility.
Geneva-based biopharmaceutical company ObsEva announced that it was able to raise CHF 32 million for its Series A round.
Vodafone Group released a statement saying that there is “no certainty that an agreement will be reached.”
State-owned Mubadala Development Co and Amsterdam-based Trafigura Beheer submitted joint bids for Eike Batista's MMX Mineracao & Metalicos.
Wesfarmers Ltd was able to gather AUD 304 million through a lease securitization deal with a special purpose entity.
RHJ International had said that Germany's banking regulator would probably give its decision on its planned acquisition of BHF-Bank by September's end.
Carrefour posted improved profits in the first half of 2013 despite discontinuing a number of operations.
