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.
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Pacific Northern recapitalizes with the help of hedge fund firms
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 sells off interest in Park Holidays UK to Caledonia Investments
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 secures USD4 million in Series A funding from Gobi Partners
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.
Monroe Capital welcomes new Los Angeles office managing director
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.
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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.
Russian mobile real-time bidding platform AdMoment Russian mobile advertising startup AdMoment raised USD3 million from two venture funds. Prostor Capital and international fund e.
A Reuters report said Huishang Bank Corp made a dull debut in Hong Kong which revealed lackluster investor appetite for China's banking sector even as more IPOs were planned by Chinese lenders.
Boston-based tech startup Shuttersong raised USD1.675 in seed funding for the development of a unique app that lets users embed sound clips into JPEG images.
Los Angeles-based startup Ninja Metrics raised USD2.8 million today from Tech Coast Angels and Harvard Business School to launch its predictive analytics tool Katana Analytics Engine.
California-based cloud connect platform Arrayent recently raised USD11.9 million from Doll Capital Management, Intel Capital, and Opus Capital, to be used for its planned expansion and growth.
Sources told Bloomberg that early talks were on-going between Liberty Global and Intel Corp for a possible purchase of the chip maker's online pay-TV service.
Network connectivity services provider Emulex Corporation announced a private offering of USD125 million Convertible Senior Notes due 2018. Net proceeds of the offering would be used to buyback Emulex's shares of stocks.
US-based custom apparel company CustomInk recently secured USD40 million in funding from Revolution Growth, to be used for the expansion of its facilities in Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, and Nevada.
