VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Three firms are setting its sights on Allstate Cor's Lincoln Benefit Life.

ClearLight Partners sold The Outsource Group to Parallon Business Solutions.

Thailand's CP ALL Pcl acquired Siam Makro Pcl after its shareholders agreed on the 189 billion baht ($6.1 billion) deal. This acquisition is considered to be the Southeast-asian nation's largest takeover in history.

Prospira PainCare expands its presence in the northeastern United States through the acquisition of the Pain Management Center.

David Murdock offered its shareholders $12 per share in cash to buy shares of the company out of his or his family's ownership.

Britain's second largest pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, plans on buying U.S. based Pearl Therapeutics.

Mediaquest acquires AME Info and SME Info with many buyout provisions affecting current operations and staff complement.

Blackstone and Patria Investimientos purchases shares in Gafisa's Alphaville Urbanismo.

For its first European property purchase, KKR acquired 430,000 square feet of UK retail parks in Oxford, Glasgow and Sunderland.

SAP AG buys the Swiss software developer company Hybris but left financial details undisclosed.

Fiat launched the first part of the three-part financing deal to refinance current loans of Fiat and Chrysler prior to engaging a deal to buy out the rest of Chrysler.

Turkish airline Pegasus Airlines will be launching an IPO of a third of its shares, with most of its stake to be allocated to foreign investors.

Joh A Benkinser has offered to purchase DE Masters Blenders for Eur6.4 billion.

CBS is expected to offer $100 million for One Equity Partners' stake in TV Guide Network, sources cited.

AXA stands to earn from purchase of its private equity subsidiary.