Harvard Management Company's director for private equity and venture capital, Peter Dolan, has resigned from his post on April 10.
Investors
Sharp Selling Off Pioneer Corp Shareholdings
Sharp is selling off its 9.2% shareholdings in Pioneer Corp. Sharp Corporation of Japan has announced it is selling off its 9. 2% shareholdings in car electronics manufacturer Pioneer Corp.
ChannelAdvisor to offer IPO
ChannelAdvisor has filed documents with the SEC to offer its shares in an IPO. ChannelAdvisor's main business is helping companies sell goods and services on the Internet has recently applied for listing through an initial public offer.
Wyeth Investors Sues SAC Capital for Insider Trading
Public pension fund Birmingham Retirement & Relief System has sued SAC Capital Advisors LP over allegations of insider trading.
Praxair Purchases Tri-State Carbonic LLC
Praxair purchases CO2 assets of Tri-State Carbonic LLC. Praxair Inc, the industrial gas producer and supplier had announced earlier that it had acquired the carbon dioxide interests of Tri-State Carbonic LLC.
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The long awaited acquisition by Ecolab of Champion Technologies has been cleared of anti-trust issues by the Justice Department.
Rally Software's IPO price topped US$14, above the US$13 per share initial pricing. The initial public offering of Rally Software Development rose by 27% in Friday midday trading after the company priced its shares at US$14.
Heinz buyout is a deviation from Buffett's known acquisition formula. At the announcement of the deal to acquire Heinz, the venerable Warren Buffett had stamped his approval with then CEO Bill Johnson.
WorldPay was able to raise US$1.08 billion loan equivalent for dividend and debt payment purposes. WorldPay, the payment processing company from Great Britain, has announced the success in its raising of a GBP700 million or US$1.
Avago Technologies have recently acquired CyOptics to bolster its fiber optics portfolio. At Thursday's trading session, Avago Technologies share values remained relatively unchanged when it announced the acquisition of CyOptics.
Evertec, at a per share price of US$20, stands to raise US$1.75 billion in its initial public offering.
Distressed debt investors are looking into German property company IVG Immobilien as some lenders try to minimize potential heavy losses due to the property company's debt restructuring.
Singapore's Heliconia Pte Ltd is set to buy 2.6 percent stake in private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs 1,296 crore.
Private equity firm Carlyle Group is set to sign investment deals in Africa to tap the increasing customer spending in the continent.
