Rio Tinto's Northparkes mining rights in Australia are in the cross hairs of the Carlyle Group.

Scale Venture Partners raise US$300 million. Scale Venture Partners announced today that it was able to secure US$300 million in pledges at the conclusion of ScaleVP IV LP, going beyond the actual amount it was aiming to raise.

Lehman may sell off US$14 billion in unsecured claims to raise funds to pay off debts and other claims.

NLB and NKBM, Slovenian banks are planning capital hikes totalling Eur767 billion. Two of Slovenia's largest banks, namely NLB and NKBM are planning to introduce capital hikes worth a combined total of Eur767 billion or US$1 billion.

eleni LLC would build African commodity exchanges with the help of Sir Bob Geldof's 8 Miles Fund.

Dell Corp responds to the Icahn-Southeastern Asset Management offer. On Friday, Dell Inc. issued its reply on the suggested alternative presented by Southeastern Asset Management and Carl Icahn.

uParts signs a US$2 million financing deal from GRP and Fraser uParts, Inc disclosed the conclusion of its Series A investment round, headed by GRP Partners and Fraser McCombs Capital plus the participation of other prominent personalities in the automotive industry.

DNA seeks an estimated US$1.3 billion as an acceptable bid for its company. According to a report from Reuters, the Finland-based mobile phone operator, DNA, together with its financial consultants UBS opened the sale of the company that may value estimated above EUR1 billion or US$1.

Chang Hwa Bank to introduce three year bond worth at least one billion yuan. Chang Hwa Bank would raise 1 billion yuan or US$163. 11 million through a yuan denominated bond sale.

Kazakhstan to issue new Eurobond. Kazakhstan would be returning to global bond markets with a debt issuance expected to reach US$1 billion. The oil-rich Eastern European country has invited banks for management applications of the deal, according to Finance Minister Bolat Zhamishev.