3i management under fire for current dismal performance of the company. 3i, after the purchase of shares that increased Richard Bramson's stake in the private equity group, is under fire for the current strategy undertaken to bring it out of the doldrums.

William Hill Buys out Playtech for online betting business. For the price of GBP424 million or US$643 million, William Hill is taking full control of its online business.

AEG is being sold off and buyers are being selected. A list of potential buyers for Anschutz Entertainment Group has been drawn up by Phil Anschutz. Sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters that the negotiations can be concluded for the sports and real estate empire within the next few weeks.

Disney and News Corp are in discussions as to the future of Hulu.com Discussions are now ongoing for the control of Hulu. com, the website partners News Corp and Walt Disney Co currently co-own.

For national security concerns, CNOOC cannot use Gulf assets. China's largest offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC has been disallowed to control oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico.

Twilio to fund app makers for its services. Facebook, before becoming one of the most successful Internet companies traded in the market, did what no other company did before it.

Ithaca Energy and Valiant Petroleum have reached agreement wherein the former will buy the latter in 203 million pound deal.

The consortium, which is under the control of Carlyle Group, and its company management have reached a deal to make Chinese economy hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. private for $688 million.

Lenders in Spanish has been eyeing to acquire nationalized Catalunya Bank, which was bailed out last year amidst the crash of Spanish proper five years ago.

Best Buy Co. has rejected an offer for minority investment from past chairman Richard Schulze's private equity sponsors.