Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. A Wall Street Journal report from Shasha Dai shared what private equity professionals were most thankful for this year.

Christer Gardell, who co-founded Europe's biggest activist investor Cevian Capital, expects a burst of activity in mergers and acquisitions next year as corporate confidence returns.

RSA Insurance Group's Irish unit Chief Philip Smith resigned as the internal probe conducted on the insurance firm's accounting practices continued. Smith reasoned that he was made as a fall guy.

Sources interviewed by Bloomberg said the Microsoft Board had favored Ford CEO Alan Mulally and internal executive Satya Nadella as the front runners to lead Microsoft.

Bitcoin advocate Mike Hearn and skeptic Dr. Stephen Kinsella shared their opposing views on the future role of the digital currency in a BBC News report.

UK Business Secretary Vince Cable, with assistance from Business Minister Michael Fallon, presented evidence to the Business Committee of the British Parliament to assure the public that Royal Mail shares in the IPO was not undervalued.

Vincent Bollore will be elected as the new Chairman of the Paris, France-based company Vivendi SA after the spin-off of its telecommunications business will be finalized.

An unnamed source was cited by Bloomberg who said Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan's Binariang GSM Sdn will decide whether to pursue its sale of around MYR6 billion or USD1.9 billion of Islamic bonds before the year ends.

In a speech delivered at Tel Aviv, Harvard Professor Yochai Benkler said cooperation and not self-interest can generate new ideas and transform businesses in today's knowledge economy.

At the SuperInvestor conference held in Paris, EQT Partner Managing Partner Conni Jonsson tackled the difficult issues faced by the private equity world, leading the industry to reflect on where it is headed.