China Merchants Bank raises USD4.5 billion in share sale

China Merchants Bank Co. announced that it had raised USD27.5 billion listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.


HSBC names new global mergers and acquisitions head

Europe's biggest bank, HSBC Holdings Plc, said it had appointed Florian Fautz to be its global head for mergers and acquisitions.

Samsung schedules strategic conference for 2020

Amidst falling revenues and declining stock values, Samsung plans the holding of a strategic conference for its future.

The EU setting up policies to curb 'shadow banking' practices

New policies are being instituted to make 'shadow banking' safer for market players, according to the European Union.


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CoreDial announced that it had received a USD 1.5 million senior debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank.
Resource Capital Partners announced the initial close of its mining fund with USD 85 million in capital commitments.
CR Bard announced acquisition of Rochester Medical valued USD262 million to boost its presence in the urology homecare market.
Eastman Kodak Co. Chief Executive Antonio Perez said that the company's balance sheet post-bankrupty and its restructuring would lead the imaging and photographic equipment maker to the road of financial success.
The Chief Executive Officer of Italian fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo saw no reason to sell, quelling speculations of a possible buyout.
According to an Italian daily, market regulator Consob is investigating Camfin's offer for Pirelli shares if the same is properly valued.
Turkey said it intended to create an industrial zone in Addis Ababa on land assigned to Turkey by the Ethiopian government.
BioFire is bought out by BioMerieux for USD450 million, funded through debt. In an announcement, BioFire Diagnostics would be bought out by BioMerieux for USD450 million.
News Corp. sold 33 local newspapers of its newspaper portfolio to Fortress Investment Group LLC. An Associated Press report said that News Corp. sold 33 smaller publications of its newspaper portfolio to Fortress Investment Group LLC for an undisclosed amount.
South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air Inc said it would consider conducting an IPO to increase the number of its airplanes and meet the growing demand for air travel in the Asia-Pacific.