British oil firm Cairn Energy (CNE.L) said it agreed to buy UK-focused Nautical Petroleum (NPE.L) for 414 million pounds.
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U.S. buyout firms eye stake in Australia's Pact-sources
U.S. buyout firms Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and KKR & Co are talking to banks on potential bids for about half of Australia's Pact.
Microsoft to buy Yammer for more than $1 billion: WSJ
Business software company Yammer Inc has agreed to sell itself to Microsoft Corp for more than $1 billion.
Cathay Fin says to raise up to $1.3 bln for China growth
Cathay Financial, Taiwan's top financial holding firm, will raise up to T$40 billion ($1.33 billion) to acquire rivals or build partnerships in China.
KIA, BlackRock among buyers in IHH's $2 billion IPO: terms
Sovereign wealth fund Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), money manager BlackRock Inc (BLK.N), and twenty other cornerstone investors will buy around 62 percent of Malaysian firm IHH Healthcare's up-to-$2 billion IPO.
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Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems (VWS.CO) is to sell a tower factory in Denmark to Chinese group Titan Wind Energy 002531.SZ for an undisclosed sum.
Asia private equity fund Unitas Capital said on Wednesday it will invest $162.4 million on a significant minority stake in South Korea's NEPA Company Ltd.
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.
Sagard Capital Partners agreed to buy healthcare services provider IntegraMed America Inc for $169.5 million.
Private equity group Apax Partners has led a deal to buy software group Paradigm. Private equity group Apax Partners has led a deal to buy software group Paradigm, which sells its technology to oil and gas explorers and producers, for a about $1 billion in cash.
The private equity arm of Canadian pension fund OMERS said on Monday it will buy Lifeways. The private equity arm of Canadian pension fund OMERS said on Monday it will buy Lifeways, a British provider of services for adults with learning disabilities, from private equity firm August Equity, saying it sees great scope for expanding supported living services in Britain.
The Norum II Fund (2003) has, in co-operation with other owners, completed a transaction to sell 100% of Tascom CJSC.
Private equity group EQT agreed to buy German bandage and plaster cast maker BSN medical for about 1.8 billion euros.
A planned cash injection into French set-top box maker Technicolor SA (TCH.PA) hit a snag on Monday as the group said it had rejected a higher offer from an investment fund.
