TPG Capital is undertaking the sale of UniTrust Finance and Leasing Corp. TPG Capital, the US private equity firm is selling off UniTrust Finance and Leasing Corp of China for US$800 million.
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The IVC Research Center reports figures for 2013 First Quarter
Israeli firms reined in US$474 million in venture capital funding for the first quarter of 2013. According to the Israel Venture Capital Research Center, Israeli high technology firms have raised US$474 million in venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2013.
Betfair Rejects CVC Offer
Betfair calls CVC offer as too low and with too many conditions, thus rejecting it. Betfair, the online gambling company, has rejected a US$1. 4 billion takeover bid from CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm.
Finnair Sells Off Norwegian Air Shuttle Shares
Finnair, in a bid to raise cash, sells off Norwegian Air Shuttle shares. Finnair, the official air carrier of Finland, has sold off its 4. 7% shareholdings in Norwegian Air Shuttle in the amount of Eur53 million.
Elan Rejects Royalty Pharma Takeover Bid
Elan rejects takeover bid of Royalty Pharma, saying it grossly undervalued the firm. The board of directors of Elan, the Irish pharmaceutical company has unanimously rejected the formal bid from Royalty Pharma.
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China Galaxy Securities is gauging IPO demand for Hong Kong listing. A brokerage firm controlled by China's sovereign wealth fund, China Galaxy Securities Inc, has started to determine the demand for an initial share sale amounting to US$1.
JP Morgan advises investment cutbacks in light of Gazprom dividend and other factors. JP Morgan Chase & Co has advised its clients to reduce its shareholdings in Russian stocks as OAO Gazprom has proposed a dividend cut.
Silver Lake's bid for Dell would push through amidst the financial and legal consequences written into the offer.
Myrtah Energy has chosen Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered for its IPO. Mytrah Energy Ltd has chosen the banks to lead its business trust offering.
Deutsche Bank faces one of the many trading day cases in court. Back in October 2008, Alexander Vik went to the London office of Deutsche Bank AG to meet with account managers regarding his Sebastian Holdings Inc investment fund.
Fagor was identified as the pressure cooker that was used in housing the Boston Marathon bombs. Another effect of the Boston Bombing episode is not just the death of three people and over 170 injured was felt halfway around the world.
NCC issues new rules for mobile phone users in Nigeria. Under new regulations for mobile phone users in Nigeria, indivdual customers can change their service providers and retain their numbers.
Time Warner and CBS's complementary strengths would make a merger most viable. Time Warner Inc and CBS Corp have flirted about a merger for many years and now may be a good time for it to happen.
Cathay Fortune said it would not support the plan of Discovery Metals to expand capitalization. The top shareholder in Discovery Metals Ltd, private equity firm Cathay Fortune Corp said it would not vote for the approval of the company's plan to increase capital funding.
