AstraZeneca acquires Omthera's fish oil derived pharmaceutical line. In an announcement, AstraZeneca would be acquiring Omthera Pharmaceuticals for the price of US$443 million to boost its cardiovascular drug business.
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ugichem GmbH Announces Eur2.25 Funding Round
ugichem GmbH announces it has raised Eur2.25 funding round. The developer of an original antisense drug system, ugichem GmbH, has announced that it has raised Eur2.
StickyADS.tv Lands Eur3.1 Million Funding Round
StickyADS.tv lands Eur3.1 million B round of funding. Launched bank in 2009, StickyADS. tv is one of the leading video ad networks and ad exchange platform comprising of over 200 publishers.
Quill Announces Successful Funding Round
Quill's CEO and founder announces GBP1 million funding round. In an announcement, Ed Bussey said that it had closed GBP1 million as investment in Quill.
The Crown Estate and Oxford Properties Enter into Joint Venture
Britain's Crown Estate enters into a joint venture agreement with Canada's Oxford Properties for the redevelopment of the St James district.
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Azul Linhas Aereas is planning a share sale to raise funds to purchase new planes. Azul Linhas Aereas, the third largest airline of Brazil, is planning to raise 1.
Valeant purchases Bausch & Lomb to create business unit that can generate US$3.5 billion in net revenue.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals is prepared to make many acquisitions with the funds it has set aside. Hikma Pharmaceuticals, based out of London, says it has set aside US$600 million to pay for acquisitions it would be making in the Middle East and Africa.
According to its CEO, Majid al Futtaim is earmarking between US$600 million and US$1 billion for acquisitions this year.
Singapore Press would be undertaking the REIT IPO of two malls in its portfolio. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd had announced last Monday that it is planning to list two shopping malls worth Sing$3.
A consortium of Club Med's top shareholders, Fosun International and AXA Private Equity preparing to bid Eur17 per share.
Pfizer would be offering a voluntary stock exchange program with current shareholders for Zoetis shares.
Kion Group has said it is biding its time with its scheduled IPO. The second largest manufacturer of fork lifts in the world, Kion Group has said it is ready to undertake an initial public offer of shares.
Pay television operators amongst the bidders for Hulu. An anonymous source with direct knowledge of the transaction identified pay television operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable as among the bidders, aside from Yahoo and the consortium led by Peter Chermin.
