North Carolina, US-based diagnostic and research service provider Metabolon Inc announced that it has closed $15 million in Series E financing through preferred stock issuance.
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CSIQ arm sells Ontario solar power plant to TRP for $57.4M
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc, a unit of Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ), has concluded the sale of Mississippi Mills solar power plant in Ontario, Canada for over $57.4 million (C$61 million).
Pimco Total Return Fund assets decline by $41.1 billion in 2013- report
After a mistaken bet on US Treasuries, assets of Pimco Total Return Fund sank by $41.1 billion last year, making it fund's worst showing in nearly two decades, Reuters reported.
Spanish bank Santander sells real estate unit to American private equity firm Apollo for $903M
The biggest bank in Spain, Banco Santander SA, sold its real estate arm to US-based private equity group Apollo Global Management in a deal valued at €664 million ($903 million).
JPMorgan Chase & Co agrees on settlement to Pittsburgh bank lawsuit
JPMorgan Chase & Co settled a lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh involving the losses it sustained from mortgage securities it bought from the bank, Bloomberg reported.
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New York City, US-based video syndication startup Vidible closed $3.35 million in a Series A fundign round led by Greycroft Partners, according to a regulatory filing in December.
Australia-based wireless network provider BigAir Group plans to add telecommunications firm Anittel Communications Pty Ltd (ACPL) from Anittel Group Ltd in a deal valued at $6.5 million.
Philippine-based budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air is planning to buy Southeast Asian Airlines-operated Tigerair Philippines as the airline eyes an expansion in its market share.
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry filed an infringement lawsuit against Typo Products, the startup co-founded by Ryan Seacrest, over its newly released smartphone keyboard that attaches to the iPhone5.
Carme Trust announced the completed sale of its 1.87 million shares in Canada-based lentil and pea splitting group Alliance Grain Traders Inc (AGT) in a deal valued at $28 million.
Finland-based food group HKScan has inked an agreement to divest its 49% stake in Switzerland-based meat company Nyhlens & Hugosons Chark for €2.2 million ($3 million) in cash.
The government of Hungary eyes the sale of its majority stake in savings bank Takarekbank, according to a government decree reported by Magyar Kozlony, the country's official gazette.
Retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers on Friday amended the ownership threshold of its poison pill to 10% from 20%. The amendment would enable Jos. A. Bank to issue a large number of shares to existing shareholders in case an unsolicited buyer acquires 10% of the company.
Activist investor Carl Icahn reportedly bought 30 to 40 million shares in car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Sources said that Icahn is the target of the poison pill adopted by Hertz on Monday.
