Activist investor Dan Loeb, founder of hedge fund Third Point LLC, said Tuesday that his investment firm owns shares of FedEx Corp and remains bullish on Japan.
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CONTINGENT ACQUIRES TAMPA-BASED NETWORK SERVICES FIRM
Contingent Network Services, a global technology services company, today announced the acquisition of Tampa-based IVANS Network Services, a non-healthcare business unit of Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
KKR and Permira to place 1.1 bln eur ProsiebenSat.1 stake
ProsiebenSat.1 shareholders KKR and Permira are selling a stake worth up to 1.12 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in the German free-to-air broadcaster, the offer document, which was seen by Reuters on Tuesday, shows.
Top deals of the day - M&As
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday. Top Russian oil firm Rosneft said it would sell about $6 billion worth of refined products to BP, establishing the British major among its biggest buyers after years without any such deal.
Solicore announces closure of Series A funding round
Solicore announced the first closure of its preferred shares A1 financing round with the participation of both new and existing investors to raise USD4 million in funding.
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Reuters reported that NK Rosneft' OAO (Rosneft) said it had agreed to sell oil product cargoes to BP worth over $6 billion, on top of a previous deal to sell oil worth $5.3 billion.
Barton Equity Partners and Tuckerman Capital extend financial assistance to Pacific Northern and its management in its dividend recapitalization undertaking for its expansion in the luxury market.
Graphite Capital enters into an agreement with Caledonia Investments, an investment trust company, over the sale of Park Holidays UK for a value of GBP172 million.
Yododo, the largest online travel community in China, raised USD4 million in Series A funding for the expansion and improvement of its products and services.
Bradley Nii was introduced by Monroe Capital LLC as its new Managing Director for its Los Angeles office as well as its new Group Head for the Southern California region.
Just Retirement is the British pension provider for retirees with health issues and has been listed in the London Stock Exchange to be valued at GBP1.1 billion on Tuesday.
Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC announced that it will be acquiring a Jourdan branch of the Middle East supermarket chain Spinneys. This year, the company also acquired a minority stake in Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets LLC.
Russian billionaire and fertilizer company owner Dmitry Mazepin was eyeing a 21.75% stake on the world's top potash miner Uralkali. Mazepin's net worth was at USD3.2 billion as of this year.
Fortune Global 500 and Malaysian oil company Petronas will be divesting its shale gas assets in Canada's Progress Energy Resources Co. Petronas was reportedly selling part of its stake to Indian Oil Corp.
