Marathon Oil Corp said it would selling its 10% stake in an Angolan oil and gas field for USD 590 million.
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WISeKey closes third pre-IPO investor round
The third tranche of its pre-IPO investor round was completed by WISeKey raising an additional USD40 million.
Cisco says it plans to buy Whiptail for USD 415 million
Cisco said it would acquire Whiptail for USD 415 million in cash. Global IT leader Cisco announced that it would be buying Whiptail for USD 415 million in cash.
EADS exec says company in no hurry to enter fresh M&A deals
EADS Chief Strategist Marwan Lahoud said EADS would take its time in making new mergers and acquisitions as the company restructures.
Qatar accepts offer by Egyptian government to convert cash into bonds
The USD2 billion deposit by the Qatari government in support of former Egyptian President Mursi's government was converted to bonds by the current administration in Egypt.
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Instead of raising funds through the Dim Sum bond market, foreign companies in China opt for cross currency swaps to raise funds for operations.
Great Point Partners announced the acquisition of ProAssist Surgical Associates by its subsidiary firm American Surgical Assistants.
According to a Forbes news magazine article, Twitter Inc.'s acquisition deal of mobile ad exchange startup MoPub implied that it would be readying itself for an IPO next year.
Nordea Bank said acquisitions had driven the growth of two European hearing aid manufacturers, William Demant Holdings and Sonova Holding.
Clarabridge raised USD 80 million in equity investments from its new partners. Customer experience management (CEM) provider Clarabridge scored USD 80 million in equity investments in its latest funding round.
Sources told Bloomberg that the joint venture firm of Saudi Aramco and Total, Satorp, would be putting its first fuel up for sale this month.
Barclays said would spend GBP 1.4 billion to revamp its consumer banking unit. London-based Barclays Plc said it would be spending an estimated GBP 1. 4 billion or USD 2.
Driverless vehicles as well as the data transfer between cars are on top of the agenda for the partnership between Continental AG and IBM.
SZITIC Commercial Property Ltd had prepared plans to undertake an IPO in the Hong Kong bourse worth around USD1 billion.
