The Carlyle Group said it would buy the Red Oak power plant in New Jersey and announced the completion of the acquisition of five other facilities in California.

Apollo Global Management would be buying Evo Banco for USD 79 million. Apollo Global Management agreed to acquire Evo Banco for EUR 60 million or USD 79 million.

NYSE Euronext bought a minority stake in startup ACE Group Inc. NYSE Euronext acquired a minority stake in ACE Group Inc. No financial terms were disclosed.

Marubeni-Itochu Steel announced its purchase of US pipes trader Sooner Inc for USD 600 million. Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc said it would purchase Sooner Inc for USD 600 million.

The Financial Times reported that Vodafone may not be able to acquire Kabel Deutschland for lack of shareholder approval.

Andre Esteves' Grupo BTG Pactual exercised option to purchase MPX Energia shares. The investment bank controlled by tycoon Andre Esteves, Grupo BTG Pactual, had announced the exercise of an option to acquire 28.

US engineering firm Jacobs Engineering purchases Sinclair Knight Merz for USD1.2 billion. AUD1. 3 billion is the price tag Jacobs Engineering Group would pay to acquire Sinclair Knight Merz.

Microsoft Corp had been acquiring and investing in companies in the last two decades as the software maker planned to accelerate its presence in a market that it does not own.

Youtube network firm Maker Studios announced its official acquisition of Blip for an undisclosed amount.

The buyout of Onyx Pharmaceuticals was tainted with conflicts of interest and undervaluation, according to its shareholders.