The capital gains tax bill would be one of the issues in the buyout bid, should it happen, of Verizon for Vodafone in Verizon Wireless.

Majid Al Futtaim is discussing with the Mansour Group for the purchase of the Metro Chain and Kheir Zaman discount grocery store.

Banco Sabadell purchases Lloyd's Spanish retail and private banking operations. A GBP 250 million loss was taken by Lloyds on its sale of its loss making investment in Spanish banking to Banco Sabadell.

Bertelsmann to sell RTL shares from April 18 to 29 before the April 30 trading day. Bertelsmann, the media conglomerate from Germany, has tightened the price range for its placement of shares in the RTL Group between Eur54 and Eur56.

Mirabaud & Cie Opens M&A unit in preparation for the market rebound. The Swiss private wealth manager and fund broker Mirabaud & Cie is opening up a mergers and acquisitions advisory group.

Rentokil sells City Link for a ceremonial 1 British Pound to Better Capital Investment Fund. Rentokil Initial Plc share values increased tthe highest in two years after its disposal of City Link Express delivery business.

Ista, the German metering company, will be marketing its loan bond issue worth Eur1.5 billion. The German metering company Ista International GmBH recently purchased by CVC Capital Partners has commenced marketing activities for its Eur1.

Because of an investor on the US sanction list, Singapore Exchange rejects Aussino share IPO. In a surprise decision, the Singapore Exchange rejected the application for the Sing$70 million or US$57 million reverse takeover deal of Aussino Group.

VTB IPO worth US$3.3 billion snapped up by sovereign wealth funds in Azerbaijan, Norway and Qatar. VTB, the second largest financial institution in Russia, has announced that subscribers have bought the entirety of its 102.

Telecom Ltd purchases Revera Ltd for NZ$96.5 million. Telecom New Zealand Ltd announced last Monday that it is acquiring Revera Ltd, a privately owned IT infrastructure and data center based in Auckland, NZ.