Investment banks Macquarie Group and UBS AG managed to raise $521.2 million in Australian insurer Cover-More's listing. Shares offered are priced at $2 per share and will start trading before the year ends.
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Google-backed 23andMe Inc's row with regulators leads to strict oversight of personal gene tests- report
The row that occurred between 23andMe Inc and the Food and Drug Administration has led to stricter oversight of the genetic testing industry, according to a Bloomberg report.
FirstGroup rejects hedge fund call for company breakup and asset sales
UK-based FirstGroup said no to the proposal of hedge fund Sandell Asset Management to split the company and sell assets, saying the plan contained a number of structural flaws and inaccuracies, a Bloomberg report said.
Rosslyn Analytics nabs £2.1 million before New Year IPO
Cloud-based data management startup Rosslyn Analytics raised £2.1 million in a funding round joined by Amati Global Partners and IQ Capital. Rosslyn also eyes a listing on AIM early next year.
ITV sells last of its stake in Scottish broadcaster STV for £7.5 million
London-based broadcaster ITV Plc has sold its remaining 6.79% stake in Scotland-based broadcaster STV for £7.5 million, severing a shareholder relationship that goes back to the 1990s.
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Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has invested an undisclosed amount in Monaco-based electric car startup Venturi Automobiles and co-founded a new electric racing team which will compete in the Formula E series next September.
Internet giant Yahoo Inc. could raise around $36 billion should it decide to divest its entire 24% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Yahoo will be forced to sell much of its stake if and when Alibaba sells its shares in an IPO.
Google said it would be investing $600 million in its data center in Taiwan in order to better serve the needs of the technology consumers in the region.
The $2.1 billion stake acquisition of Anbang Insurance Group in China Merchants Bank Co has added to the speculation that the insurer is no longer interested in acquiring Hong Kong-based Wing Hang Bank Ltd.
Discovery Communications is looking to buy Food Network majority owner Scripps Networks Interactive. The possible deal could bring in a combined market capitalization of $43 billion.
Australia-based dairy firm Bega Cheese's offered to merge with Murray Goulburn to to preserve the Australian ownership of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB), amid a three-way bidding contest with Saputo for WCB.
A Financial Times report said activist investor Sandell Asset Management has written a letter to UK transport group FirstGroup to sell its US businesses so it can pay down debt.
BBX Capital Corporation announced its acquisition of Florida-based premier chocolate product provider Hoffman's Chocolates, including its subsidiaries Good Fortunes and Boca Bons, for an undisclosed sum.
Lakshmi Mittal, chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, is negotiating with infrastructure company GMR Group to acquire a stake in Delhi Daredevils. The cricket team plays in the Indian Premier League.
