Japan to Aid African Investment with $32 Billion Fund

Held in Yokohama, the Tokyo International Conference of African Development gave a $32 billion fund to aid the economic development of Africa.


Digital Currency Firms Rush to Comply with Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Digital currency companies are rushed to comply with anti-money laundering acts after Liberty Reserve gotten held up for an alleged money laundering scheme.

SAC Redemption Increases as Magnitude Capital Divests

With the ongoing insider probe, more investors are pulling out their investments from SAC. With tremendously huge $3. 1 billion client money, Magnitude capital started getting back its funds during the first quarter of the year.

FreePort McMoRan Acquires New Assets

FreePort McMoRan acquires both Plains Exploration and Production and McMoRan Exploration Co. In an announcement last Friday, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said that it had completed its purchase of Plains Exploration and Production, the American oil and gas producer.


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Eni sells off 6.7% of its shareholdings in Galp. Eni, the Italian oil and gas group had announced the accumulation of Eur677. 6 million after the sale of 6.
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Shuanghui Int'l buys Smithfield Foods through loan facilities provided by Morgan Stanley and the Bank of China.
Suntory Holdings is preparing for an IPO that is projected to be the largest in Japan to date. In what is projected as the largest initial public offer in Japan this year, Suntory Holdings Ltd is projecting to net as much as 476 billion yen or US$4.
CVC Capital Partners set to do IPO of Matas shares. CVC Capital Partners Ltd, the European private equity firm, is deep in preparations to sell part of its stake in Matas, the drugstore chain, through an IPO.
The Moroccan institution Attijariwafa Bank is set to raise US$500 million through a foreign bond float.