VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Despite offer for sale, Barclay's shares in Ziggo too expensive.

Piraeus bested rival Alpha Bank to become the manager of Cypriot lenders Bank of Cyprus and Cyprus Popular Bank.

Despite the clamor for more executive payroll controls, Credit Suisse decides to increase the pay of its CEO in 2012.

Barclays has decided to declare a 14.2 percent stake in Dutch cable company Ziggo following its failure to find enough buyers for the shares in a sale.

Citigroup settles investor suit amounting to US$730 million.

Italian bank UniCredit to sell off Kazakh bank ATF.

Phuong Tay merges with PVFC as ordered by the Vietnamese Central Bank.

Commerzbank's property portfolio up for grabs.

Bank extends loan to DAFZA

Monte dei Paschi being investigated for corruption and fraud in the Antonveneta deal.

Hanmi sales discussions stalled with rival banks over valuation and management.

Qatar set to sell three year and five year bills and bonds worth QR4 billion.

OneWest, the bank from bankrupt IndyMac, is now interested in growth plans either through IPO or through outright sale.

CDW to offer IPO after its takeover by private equity firms.

Ingham Chicken get bids from private equity firms.