Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has purchased 40.1 million shares in the world's largest publicly traded oil company Exxon Mobil Corp in a deal worth USD 3.45 billion.
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Liberty Hall acquires Precise Machining
Private equity firm Liberty Hall Capital Partners announced today its acquisition of Tulsa-based aerospace engineered parts supplier Precise Machining & Manufacturing for an undisclosed amount.
Judge sides with Google on book-scanning case
Judge Denny Chin of the US Circuit Court in New York ruled that the scanning can be classified as fair use since it was "highly transformative." Chin also said that the scanning was not detrimental to the marketing for the author's work.
Hedge funds tune into Pandora, discard Apple in Q3
Hedge funds including Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management and Patrick McCormack's Tiger Consumer Management both opened stakes in Pandora of about 1.1 million and 2.9 million shares, respectively, U.S Securities and Exchange Commission filings showed.
Sotheby's, BofA, J.C. Penney attract hedge fund buyers
Top U.S. hedge fund managers in the third quarter zoned in on the consumer sector, with investment plays ranging from Sotheby's, a high-end auction house that caters to millionaires, to J.C. Penney Co, the struggling department store chain.
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Friday is the first day of sales for Sony's PlayStation 4 interactive gaming console. GE holds an meeting for investors and analysts focused on its GE Capital business. The Federal Reserve releases its report on U.S. industrial production.
Singapore beverage and property conglomerate Fraser and Neave Ltd said investors in some of its notes voted against amending the terms of the debt, which would complicate the company's plan to spin off its core property unit.
A Financial Times report said private equity firm Motion Equity Partners was talking with Boston-based investment firm HarbourVest Partners to get new capital and end its status as a "zombie" buyout firm.
Formation 8 led the Series B round for preschool-focused digital learning company Kidaptive which raised USD 10.1 million to further develop its first product, Leo's Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series for iPad.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday disclosed a new $3.45 billion stake in Exxon Mobil Corp, after buying 40.1 million shares in the world's largest publicly traded oil company.
Cornerstone OnDemand announced the launch of the Cornerstone Innovation Fund that will invest in cloud startups to develop innovative solutions for organizations seeking to enhance their talent management strategies.
Multinational hospitality company Hilton Worldwide was expected to begin marketing a USD3.5 billion collateralized mortgage-backed security this week. This is the biggest CMBS offering since the global crisis.
Top Chinese company China Harbor Engineering Company will be building two hotels and a golf course in Sri Lanka worth USD500 million. Previously, the company constructed an international airport which was opened this year.
Pandora's two main shareholders will offer about 20 million of its existing shares, representing 15.4 percent of the share capital, to institutional investors, the Danish jewellery maker said on Wednesday.
