Bill Gates bought a 6% stake in Spain's FCC for EUR 113.5 million. Billionaire Bill Gates had purchased a 6% stake in Spain-based construction firm Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas or FCC.

A report by Bloomberg said at least three companies had been eyeing to acquire US planemaker Beechcraft Corp.

RadioShack Corp received a five-year financing worth USD 835 million. Consumer electronics company RadioShack Corp said it was able to get fresh financing from various lenders.

GDF Suez would be buying an ownership stake in 13 licenses in the Bowland basin of England from Dart Energy.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of UAE would, after a five year wait, put the mobile phone number portability system operational by December.

A Bloomberg report predicted that billionaire Carlos Slim could invest in telecom companies in Europe and Brazil after his botched buyout of Dutch telecom company Royal KPN NV.

Legoland Dubai's main promoter is seeking to raise funds through an IPO set in the London Stock Exchange.

Uniqa Insurance would be purchasing Baloise Holding's Croatian and Serbian units in a deal worth EUR 75 million.

The initial public offering of Meridian Energy Ltd could raise up to NZD 2 billion. Two people who were familiar with the matter said the government of New Zealand would stand to gain in the public listing of state-owned Meridian Energy Ltd.

Wayfair LLC Chief Executive Officer Niraj Shah had disclosed that it would be holding a venture capital round soon.