Global venture capital financing increased globally last quarter according to a report by Preqin. Global venture capital had reached late 2012 levels of financing, increasing the numbers to US$10.
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Davies-Led Group Interested In Lloyd's Stake
A Mervin Davies led investment group is showing interest to bid for part of the stake in Lloyd's Banking Group
ING Sells Stake In ING-BOB to BNP Paribas Cardif
ING announced that they are selling their stakes in Chinese joint venture ING-BOB to BNP Paribas Cardif.
Scale Matters in TV Deals
Scale mattered in recent TV deals. On Monday, the fresh-out of bankruptcy Tribune Company, bought 19 stations from Local TV Holdings. This deal amounted to US$2.
Macquaire Funds Agrees To Puchase Theolia
Macquaire fund agreed to purchase Theolia The Macquaire fund, owned by Australian bank, Macquaire, agreed to purchase Theolia, a French wind power group.
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S&P lowered SoftBank's rating after winning the bid on Sprint. According to a statement by Standard & Poor, SoftBank ratings were lowered from BBB to the highest non-investment grade of BB+, with a stable outlook.
Oregon introduced its “Pay It Forward” student loan program, a hybrid between the old college loan model and Peter Thiel's investment approach.
A Chinese Insurance Company bought the Lloyds' building in London for US$388 Million A leading Chinese insurance company agreed to buy the Lloyd's Building in London.
Yahoo's top lawyer, Michael Callahan, was now at Auction.com. Michael Callahan, Yahoo's top lawyer since 1999, now works at Auction. com as its Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer.
TransAlta Corp planned to spin off its wind and hydroelectric power plants through an initial public offering to increase the company’s value.
Chargemaster Plc intended to raise GBP6 million through an initial public offering that is expected to start trading this month according to its CEO, David Martell.
PAL announced that they are conducting preliminary talks with ANA and Emirates for possible venture San Miguel Corp (SMC) announced that they are conducting preliminary talks with Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) regarding a possible partnership for Philippine Airlines (PAL).
An acquisition deal for Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings by TPG Capital may be announced as early as today.
Daiwa House Industry aims to raise US$1.4 billion through share issuance Daiwa House Industry, Japan's biggest home builder, aims to raise US$1. 4 billion in share issuance to finance a real estate development push which will help power the property sector.
