Swiss private equity firm Partners Group AG raised USD800 million for its leveraged debt fund. The company expects the fund to yield more quickly as it anticipates a ramp-up in investments next year.
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Buffett's Berkshire buys sizable new Exxon Mobil stake
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday disclosed a new $3.45 billion stake in Exxon Mobil Corp, after buying 40.1 million shares in the world's largest publicly traded oil company.
Cornerstone OnDemand gets Cornerstone Innovation Fund underway
Cornerstone OnDemand announced the launch of the Cornerstone Innovation Fund that will invest in cloud startups to develop innovative solutions for organizations seeking to enhance their talent management strategies.
Hilton to offer record USD3.5 billion CMBS
Multinational hospitality company Hilton Worldwide was expected to begin marketing a USD3.5 billion collateralized mortgage-backed security this week. This is the biggest CMBS offering since the global crisis.
Chinese company to build infrastructures in Sri Lanka worth USD500 million
Top Chinese company China Harbor Engineering Company will be building two hotels and a golf course in Sri Lanka worth USD500 million. Previously, the company constructed an international airport which was opened this year.
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The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday including Sigma Alimentos, Fastjet, Rostelecom, DNB, Caixabank, Cyfrowy Polsat, America Movil, Alitalia, Telecom Italia.
Medical device company Tandem Diabetes Care raised USD120 million in its listing. The company had put up for sale 8 million shares of common stocks priced at USD15 each share.
Venture-back startup Windsor Circle obtained USD950,000 in its Series A-1 funding round. The software solutions and services company has now raised a total of USD2.4 million.
Secondary investment firm Hamilton Lane Advisor LLC is considering a buyout of private equity firm Paul Capital. The financial terms of the acquisition remains to be unknown.
Analysts warned that unless the state of China address the USD1.6 trillion debt incurred by its municipalities via local government financing vehicles, interest rates would skyrocket.
Two weeks after filing for an initial public offering, Go Launcher's parent company Sungy Mobile raised USD20 million in investment from Chinese antivirus software company Qihoo360 and Kingsoft.
creativeLIVE, a live online classroom that provides free learning sessions, received USD21.5 million in its Series B financing round, and will be using it for its planned mystery investment in infrastructure and company expansion.
Virginia-based wealth management technology company Wealthcare Capital Management said today that it will be acquired by private equity investment firm NewSprings Holdings LLC. Financial terms, however, remain undisclosed.
Samsung Electronics Co's newest smartphone would be equipped with a three-sided display that would allow users to view their messages or phone content at various angles, said sources who were familiar with the company plans.
