A CNBC report said the infrastructure industry, including power plants, ports and pipes, has given private equity companies and hedge fund firms opportunities for investment.
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What to watch in the week ahead
Investors remain inclined to take markets higher in the absence of anything that would suggest equities should fall. The market seems to have hit a stage where strong data helps and weak data affirms the Fed's intentions to keep policy accommodative, which also helps stocks.
New York regulator mulls "BitLicense" for companies using virtual money
Benjamin M. Lawsky, the State Superintendent of Financial Services for New York, said he would hold a public hearing to talk about the feasibility of licensing companies that performs transactions using digital money.
Cooper seeks Supreme Court ruling forcing Apollo to close USD2.3 billion merger
American tire company Cooper Tires & Rubber Co. seeks to obtain a Supreme Court ruling forcing India's Apollo Tyres to complete the merger. The USD2.3 billion deal would make Apollo the seventh-biggest tire maker in the world.
Founder Keith Teare says he is interested to buy assets of just.me- report
Keith Teare, the founder of just.me, told TechCrunch that he is interested in purchasing the assets of the mobile messaging platform which would be selling its five assets separately.
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A peHUB report said private equity firms may pass up on the acquisition of Forbes Media which has put itself up for sale for at least USD 400 million.
The Social+Capital Partnership and Resolute.vc led the USD 2.7 million investment round for software recruitment solutions provider Greenhouse. Other investors like Bill Lohse of Pinterest and Seth Goldstein of DJZ and Turntable.fm also supported Greenhouse.
Activist investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square hedge fund announced its intention to acquire almost 10% stakes each in troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Canadian large-scale gold mining companies Barrick Gold and Goldcorp have separately hired banks to explore the sale of their jointly owned Marigold mine in Nevada.
Jim Moloshok, Larry Braitman and Adam Nash provided seed funding to MovieLala, a social network and movie marketing platform that connects moviegoers, studios and stars.
UK-based company Rexam received offers to buy its healthcare packaging unit from Silgan Holding Inc, Berry Plastics Group, and Gerresheimer for less than USD1 billion.
Britain-based advertising group WPP denied a report from The Daily Mail's that the company is planning a takeover bid for US-based marketing group Interpublic (IPG).
Illinois-based niche pharmaceutical firm Akorn Inc acquired the US rights to three branded ophthalmic products from New Jersey-based international pharmaceutical company Merck for USD52.8 million.
New York-based financial magazine publisher Forbes Media hired Deutsche Bank to explore the sale of the company, which could potentially be valued between USD400 million and USD500 million.
