The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Sunday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by Sunday: - German investor Joh A Benckiser (JAB) is to buy the owner of Douwe Egberts coffee in a 7.

Milestone Partners Fund IV has raised US$300 million and acquired new assets. Milestone Partners has announced the final closure of Milestone Partners IV LP with funding amounting to US$300 million.

According to the Apple Daily, the Liu family owned Chong Hing Bank would be up for sale. The Hong Kong lending institution Chong Hing Bank Ltd share values reached a two year high after a reported signal from shareholders that the Liu family was ready to sell their interest.

American Greetings is privatized by the Weiss family. The founders of American Greetings Corp have reached an agreement to purchase the gift card and party goods firm.

Investors are pulling away from investing money in funds, instead they co-investment alongside private equity companies.

Investors of Commodity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are shifting their interest to funds with broad commodities exposure.

French insurer AXA is now finalizing the sale of the majority state in its private equity arm to a group of investors in a deal worth about 500 million euros.

Rumors of the sale of UBS wealth management subsidiary quashed by CEO remarks. This was the statement from Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti when asked if UBS was planning to sell its wealth management arm.

Former Soros CIO Anderson now raising funds for own financial firm. Learning from the best now he is striking it out on his own. Keith Anderson, former Chief Investment Officer at Soros Fund Management is now raising funds for his own hedge fund named Anderson Global Macro according to recent report from Reuters.

SNI selling off interests to foreign firms. The Moroccan royal family's investment firm, SNI recently announced the sale of its 37. 7 percent stake in dairy firm Central Laitiere.