VENTURE CAPITAL POST

As Amgen Inc's acquisition of Onyx Pharmeceuticals Inc comes to a close, Amgen Chief Executive Officer Robert Bradway is lauded for being a great dealmaker.

BBA Aviation confirmed reports that it is planning to merge with StandardAero and that it has already bought Maguire Aviation.

Niger plans to purchase Semafo's 80% stake in the Samira Hill mine in order to take full control of the project.

Daniel Loeb's New York-based hedge fund increases its stake in Sotheby's to 5.7%.

Anadarko sells part of its stake in Mozambique property to Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. for USD2.64 billion.

Pritzker Family agreed to buy TMS International Corp. for USD1 billion.

Amgen was looking into buying more small-sized but profitable firms after its successful bid with Onyx Pharmaceuticals.

MBK agrees to buy ING's South Korean unit to bring the latter's Asia exit plan closer to conclusion.

Sources said KKR agreed to buy 63% in Australian healthcare operator GenesisCare.

Sources said Alibaba Group Holding would like to keep board control after its initial public offering in Hong Kong.

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin bought company shares amounting to USD 5.5 million.

Sources said that the most likely bidders for Panasonic’s healthcare unit are KKK, Toshiba Corp and a consortium led by Bain Capital.

State-owned PetroChina Company Ltd said it was discussing with relevant parties about developing the West Qurna oilfield in Iraq.

Johannesburg-based mining firm Gold Fields Ltd said it had signed an acquisition agreement with Barrick Gold to buy the latter's assets in Australia.

Ally Financial Inc. said through a statement that it had sought to repay a bailout debt valued USD1 billion.