Analysts said Rockwood Holdings Inc had poised itself to be an attractive takeover target as it had sold USD4 billion of its businesses this year.
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China's richest Wang Jianlin eyes Four Seasons, US hotels buyout
A Bloomberg report said China's richest man Wang Jianlin may be acquiring luxury brands such as the Four Seasons hotel chain in his quest to expand his company Dalian Wanda Group to the US.
Beats gets USD500 million support from Carlyle
Beats Electronics on Friday said it had received an investment from the Carlyle Group worth USD500 million.
Inotek Pharma raises USD 21 million financing for glaucoma treatment
Existing investors gave USD 21 million equity and debt financing to Inotek Pharmaceuticals. Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp received USD 21 million in equity and debt financing from various private equity firms.
Last quarter sales take a nosedive as Blackberry continues privatization plan
BlackBerry sales continued to plunge even as the company seeks a USD 4.7 billion privatization deal.
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In a joint statement, Panasonic Healthcare Co would be sold to KKR & Co for JPY165 billion. According to a joint statement, a wholly owned subsidiary of KKR & Co would be buying the healthcare business of Panasonic Corp in a deal worth JPY165 billion.
In a seemingly peculiar move, JC Penney Co announced yesterday that it would be selling 84 million of its shares to generate cash after saying that the company was liquid enough by the end of its fiscal year.
A letter given by NSA Inspector General George Ellard to Senator Charles E. Grassley confirmed that some NSA employees used the agency's signals intelligence powers to spy on their romantic interests.
The partnership structure proposal of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd got support from its shareholder Yahoo Inc.
A Reuters report said that Japanese-based firm Toray Industries Inc would be purchasing US-based company Zoltek Companies Inc for USD584 million.
In an unprecedented sweep, several Japanese firms and their executives have been charged with conspiracy to undertake price fixing and agreed to settle amounts with the US Justice Department.
New product offers have been made by NASDAQ OMX such as USD10,000 contracts for its clients in the currency market.
Royal Park claims fraud in the marketing and sale of residential mortgage backed securities. A suit was filed against the Credit Suisse Group AG in New York for USD359 million worth of residential mortgage-backed securities.
NY Knicks rehired Steve Walls as its new president after the appointment of Steve Mills. Steve Mills had completed his return to the NBA as the new President and General Manager of the New York Knickerbockers.
