Nigeria-based Henshaw Capital Partners Founder and Chief Executive Officer Barbara James said Nigeria could build a USD 20 billion private equity industry by 2020.
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Shire to acquire ViroPharma for USD4.2 billion
London-listed drugmaker Shire announced its intention to buy U.S. pharmaceutical company for USD4.2 billion.
Transocean, Icahn resolve proxy battle
Transocean Ltd announced on Monday its plans to appoint new members of its board of directors in Switzerland, an initial public offering of a Master Limited Partnership, and an equity payout of USD3 dividend.
Seplat Petroleum Development Co mulls listing on two stock exchanges
Seplat Petroleum Development Co said it planned a dual stock listing for the Nigerian oil firm. Nigeria-based oil firm Seplat Petroleum Development Co said it was thinking of listing its shares on two bourses.
Panasonic Corp says it can afford acquisitions
Panasonic Corp said it could now afford deals worth JPY 100 billion as the company moves towards profits.
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Healthcare company Johnson & Johnson stopped selling some of its products to Amazon.com because of complaints about the site's third party sellers.
Dubai would be host to Eman Mansour's latest investment banking endeavor. Veteran Gulf Arab banker Emad Mansour had laid out plans to establish a new investment bank located in the tax free financial zone of Dubai.
A source told Bloomberg that Carlsberg was looking to buy the Tsingtao Brewery Co and Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co.
Vox Media bought the Curbed network for USD20 million to USD30 million using a combination of stock and cash.
With the allowance of Baidu for Bitcoin, China's appetite for the virtual currency grows. Nearly a third of the world's Bitcoin transactions are done in China.
Transurban Group Ltd said it would buy the USD465 million debt of Cross City Tunnel from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
New Zealand healthcare company Bupa became the top operator in the region after it acquired three rest-homes in Dunedin, Gore and Riverton.
A Wall Street Journal report said big banks were thinking of blocking traders from chat rooms as regulators intensify probes on market manipulation and collusion
Law firm Slater & Gordon Ltd said it would make more acquisitions in the UK using funds raised through share sale this year.
