Swedish companies for sale show market waking up after sluggish end to 2012. The first round of bidding for Hilding Anders of Sweden as well as SF cinema chain is to end this week.
Investors
Citadel to Sell off E*Trade Stake
E*Trade will close books with Citadel on or before March 19. E*Trade Financial Corp's largest investor, Citadel LLC is in the process of selling off its interests in the firm.
Duff Research Bought by PayPal
Paypal buys Duff Research for an undisclosed amount. PayPal announced last Wednesday that they purchased Duff Research, a mobile applications developer.
UBS Has No Plans To Sell
Rumors of the sale of UBS wealth management subsidiary quashed by CEO remarks. This was the statement from Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti when asked if UBS was planning to sell its wealth management arm.
KBC Sells Stake in NLB
Belgian KBC sells off its stake in Slovenia's NLB. KBC Group NV, the Belgian giant in banking and insurance, announced that it had completed the sale of its 22% share interest in NLB.
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EFG International Bank would sell its shares in EFG Financial Products unit. The Swiss private bank EFG International will be finalizing their departure from EFG Financial Products by liquidating their remaining 20.
Emirate to float sukuk bonds. Dubai's flagship carrier is eyeing to release a 10-year amortising Islamic bond this week following their early price discussion on the deal.
WhaleShark Media to be known as RetailMeNot.com. WhaleShark Media, the most widely known online coupon site in the United States, has announced that it has changed its name to RetailMeNot.
Wenzhou Railway Project garners great interest from investors. The railway infrastructure project located at Wenzhou, Zheijang province has attracted investors from all over the world.
Bahrain based Investcorp claims recovery from recession. Investcorp of Bahrain is on an expansion quest in the Gulf region, choosing to be closer to home compared to previous thrusts into Asia and Africa for new business and ventures.
ARA to go on acquisitions spree to boost private equity funding. The manager of real estate trusts owned in part by billionaire Li Ka-shing is planning to double its asset portfolio in the next five years.
GBP500 million to be raised by British Land for new investment opportunities. British Land said that it intends to raise GBP 500 million or US$745. 02 million from its shareholders in order to fund new investment opportunities.
Temasek's entry allows EILSF exit from HealthCare Global Enterprises. Temasek, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore has invested Rs140 crore for shareholdings in HealthCare Global Enterprises or HCG.
Amtek Auto purchases Neumayor Tekfor Group of Germany. Backed by investors Warburg Pincus and ChrysCapital, Arvind Dham's Amtek Auto Ltd has finalized negotiations to purchase the business interests of Neumayer Tekfor Group of Germany.
