German group Bertelsmann is set to purchase the stake of KKR in the music rights management firm BMG.
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Ithaca Takes Over Valiant Petroleum for 203 Million Pounds
Ithaca Energy and Valiant Petroleum have reached agreement wherein the former will buy the latter in 203 million pound deal.
Consortium Led By Carlyle Agrees to Buy China's 7 Days
The consortium, which is under the control of Carlyle Group, and its company management have reached a deal to make Chinese economy hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. private for $688 million.
Auction of Catalunya Banc Draws Spanish Lenders
Lenders in Spanish has been eyeing to acquire nationalized Catalunya Bank, which was bailed out last year amidst the crash of Spanish proper five years ago.
Best Buy Declines a Minority Investment Deal
Best Buy Co. has rejected an offer for minority investment from past chairman Richard Schulze's private equity sponsors.
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In its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, BofA disclosed that the state of New York has been investigating how it acquire and underwrites home loans.
UBS research predicts effects of pension underfunding and corporate bond yields. In a research note, UBS is forecasting that US companies would be contributing at least US$70 billion into their corporate pension plans in 2013.
Greenlight ends legal battle with Apple over shareholder vote. In a surprising move, Greenlight Capital has withdrawn its suit against Apple Inc. Greenlight's maverick head David Einhorn sought court intervention to stop the most valuable company in the world's shareholders from voting on a management proposal to prevent the company's ability to issue preferred shares at its discretion.
The lender is in discussion to make sale of its non-performing loans portfolio to a joint venture. Puerto Rican lender Popular Inc. announced that it has plan of selling portfolio of non-performing loans worth $568 million to a joint venture between Caribbean Property Group and Perella Weinberg Partners-affiliated funds.
AIG divests US government of shares over the company. American International Group Inc or AIG has recovered from the 2008 financial crisis after buying out the US government's last financial interest in the formerly beleaguered firm.
Best Buy closes door on takeover bid of its founder. The latest offer from its minority ownership was considered 'poor' by Best Buy Co. , prompting it to reject the bid by Richard Shulze's private equity sponsors.
Under the definitive merger agreement, Danfoss will acquire 24.4% of Sauer-Danfoss common shares that it does not already own.
William Hill is set to buy out its online business in a 424 million pound deal. William Hill Online said it plans to acquire its online business for 424 million pounds, indicating a speedup of the expansion of the biggest bookmaker in the UK.
Harris Teeter valued well above market rate, set to be record takeover in its industry. The US grocery store chain Harris Teeter Supermarkets have boasted that it has increased its sales every year in the past decade.
