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Agrium Criticizes break-up Plan of Hedge Fund

Agrium draws battle lines with hedge fund Jana Partners. Agrium the fertilizer maker is at war with its biggest shareholder Jana Partners when the Agrium criticized the plan of Jana to break up the company.


Japex Set to Take 10% Stake in Petronas' LNG project in Canada.

Japan Petroleum Exploration will be taking 10% stake in the liquefied natural gas project being planned by Malaysia's oil firm Petronas in British Columbia, Canada.

BTS sets IPO for Thailand's First Infrastructure Fund

Biggest IPO and first infrastructure fund for Thailand set by BTS. The initial public offering of the infrastructure fund of the BTS Group has begun with pre-marketing conducted to raise US$1 billion.

KKR Lures New Specialists Ahead of Closing Its $6 Billion Pan-Asia Fund

The buyout firm has recruited two specialists in addition to its Japan team ahead of closing its new pan-Asia fund worth $6 billion


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Capital Product Partners LP agrees to lower bareboat charter costs to lease to Overseas Shipholding.
Kodak gets flexible financing and reorganization plans as it prepares to come out of bankruptcy. The bankrupt photography icon Eastman Kodak Inc was allowed to amend its financing deal in order to become more financially flexible as it girds to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Wynn faces another suit for the cash donation to University. The Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd and its owner, billionaire hotelier Steve Wynn is now facing another shareholder lawsuit alleging that US$135 million donation to the University of Macau had wasted company assets and was in breach of its fiduciary duties.
Blackstone, Apollo and KKR lead payouts to chief executives after banner 2012 year. Co-founder and CEO of the Blackstone Group Steven Shwarzman, according to filed papers by the equity firm, received pay and cash dividends amounting to US$213.
Groupon searches for new CEO and expands to ecommerce. After last week's unceremonious termination of Groupon founder Andrew Mason as CEO, Chairman Eric Lefkofsky is now under pressure to turn the fortunes around of the beleaguered company.
Best Buy closes chapter on Schulze takeover bid. With the clock passing on the deadline for the Richard Schulze offer to be filed, Best Buy is now going with the turnaround plan proposed by current CEO Hubert Joly.
Sources said that Comark apparel chain is currently on the process to be sold, with an expected amount of up to $400 million based on multiples of other deals in the retail industry.
Hartford posted an amended filing with SEC to correct its results for third quarter in full-year 2012 on internal account error that led to loss instead of a gain.
Blackstone Group says its co-founder and chief executive officer Stephen Schwarzman obtained 2013.3 million in pay and cash dividends in 2013.
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason termination causes rebound in stock prices for the company. In last Friday's trading, Groupon shares climbed 12. 6% or US$0.