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New York Times' Dealbook reviewed several prominent private equity deals during the buyout boom, and gave an update how the companies had been faring.

State-owned 1Malaysia Development Bhd raised the target for its IPO to USD 3 billion, according to a source interviewed by Reuters.

British telecommunications giant Vodafone Group announced on Thursday that it had secured at least 75% shareholder backing for the approval of the EUR7.7 billion or USD10.2 billion takeover bid for Kabel Deutschland.

A source told Bloomberg that Japan Display would be holding an initial public offering to raise JPY 200 billion or USD 2 billion.

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Analysts predicted that Multimedia tracker Rentrak Corp. would be a potential target among companies who require ratings analysis on consumer digital content habits.

McDonald's made a buyout offer to Vikram Bakshi as the giant fast food chain planned to effectively settle dispute between the two sides.

Bruker Corporation announced today its acquisition of Prairie Technologies Inc, a provider of life sciences fluorescence microscopy products.

US Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved American Airlines' petition to exit bankruptcy today at a court hearing held in Manhattan.

Walt Disney Co. announced its plans to buy back around USD6 billion to USD8 million stock starting 2014.

Shoppers Drug Mart's shareholders had cast an overwhelming vote in favor of Loblaw Co's buyout bid.

Private equity firms including Advent International and CDIB Capital agreed to buy a large stake in coffee and tea retailer, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf without disclosing the financial terms of the transaction.

Twitter Inc. filed an initial public offering with the US regulators on Thursday as it took steps to take the company public.

IBT Media appointed the new editor-in-chief after acquiring Newsweek from IAC/InteractiveCorp last month.

Tradeweb Markets announced signing an agreement to acquire BonDesk Group LLC. without disclosing the financial terms of the deal.