Australian clothing retailer Country Road will buy local rival Witchery Group in a $181 million deal.

Company acquires 100% of Bixti and opens an office in Buenos Aires. Elo7, the first and largest marketplace for buying and selling handcrafted products in Brazil, announces its expansion in Latin America through the acquisition of Bixti, the leading marketplace for handcrafted products in Argentina.

Brazil's Eike Batista said on Monday he plans to delist his logistics company LLX. Brazil's Eike Batista, facing tumbling confidence among investors in the value of his energy and mining conglomerate, said on Monday he plans to delist his logistics company LLX, whose shares have lost 80 percent of their value since 2010.

News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 27. News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 27.

Aviva has received a number of unsolicited approaches from financial and private equity buyers for a U.S. unit estimated to be worth some 1 billion pounds ($1.57 billion).

The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process.

WI Harper Group ("WI Harper") today announced an investment into AdMaster Inc WI Harper Group ("WI Harper") today announced an investment into AdMaster Inc ("AdMaster"), a leading online advertising data tracking, analytics and optimization company with a focus on organization of full digital, social data and mobile advertising analytics.

Preventia Inc. (OTCBB: PVTA) announces the retention of Madison Street Capital, a leading provider of corporate finance and mergers and acquisition (M&A) advisory services.

South Korea's unlisted Kyobo Life Insurance has decided not to bid for a 6 trillion Korean won ($5.2 billion) controlling stake in Woori Finance Holdings.

Intel Capital said on Wednesday it was expanding its operations in Israel as it seeks to boost its portfolio of Israeli technology companies and improve returns on its investments.