VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Marubeni-Itochu Steel announced its purchase of US pipes trader 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.

US engineering firm Jacobs Engineering purchases Sinclair Knight Merz for USD1.2 billion.

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.

American Tower said it would invest USD4.8 billion for the acquisition of MIP Tower Holdings LLC, parent of Global Tower Partners.

Matrix, the leading efficient energy management company, was purchased by E.ON Connecting Energies for an undisclosed amount.

Sources told Reuters that KKR would be favored by Panasonic to acquire a majority stake in its healthcare business.

An Italian newspaper reported that the Italian government preferred the merger of Telecom Italia with Spain's Telefonica than have Naguid Sawiris acquire a stake in the firm.

KKR & Co LP said that it had agreed to purchase a property claims software firm called Mitchell International for around USD1.5 billion.

Private investment firm Bregal Partners announced the purchase of US Community Behavioral LLC.

Oasis Petroleum purchased four acreages in North Dakota for USD 1.52 billion.

ATK announced today that a definitive agreement has been set with Bushnell Group Holdings Inc to acquire the latter for USD985 million.