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Burger King Worldwide said that it has inked a joint venture partnership with South Asian private equity firm Everstone Group to bring the hamburger restaurant chain in India.

Canada-based finance company FinanceIt raised USD13 million in a Series A funding round to be used for the expansion of its services to the United States.

Spanish multinational oil firm CEPSA bought Canadian Coastal Energy Co. for CAD2.3 billion (USD2.21 million) including debt. CEPSA will pay CAD19 per Coastal Energy share in cash.

Canadian private equity firm Fairfax Holdings Ltd. said that it would acquire a controlling stake in Keg Restaurants Ltd. Keg president and chief executive officer David Aisenstat will retain a minority stake of 49%.

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Canada's largest single-profession pension plan, said it would be buying British Burton's Biscuit Co. for an unspecified amount from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and affiliates of Apollo Global Management.

The Board of Directors of Income Streams III Corporation announced the final regulatory approval for its merger into Dividend Split Corp which is set to take place on December 1, 2013.

Chilean drug maker CFR Pharmaceuticals issued a formal bid to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of South African pharmaceutical company Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited for USD1.26 billion.

Clean-technology company Therma-Flite recently closed a major funding round with Canadian private equity and venture capital firm XPV Capital. Therma-Flite said it raised USD7.5 million in financing.

Canadian oil producer Cardinal Energy Ltd. targeted to bring in CAD250 million from its initial public offering. The company would price its shares between CAD10 to CAD10.5 per share.

Coupon website LivingSocial offered a 25% discount on selected deals for its US and Canadian clients following a rare 40-hour outage that crippled its website, apps, and merchant center.

Social media giant Twitter Inc announced it will introduce self-service advertisements for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom starting this week.

US-based global private equity firm Advent International signed an agreement to purchase a USD1.1 billion minority stake in Ocensa, Colombia's biggest oil pipeline in terms of capacity.

Virginia-based tech firm A-T Solutions acquired counterterrorism firm GreenLine Systems for an undisclosed amount to reinforce the border protection and transportation security of the US.

In a moment of candor, Canadian Finance Minister confirmed that the federal government would be open to options as to how to best utilize its 8.5% stake in the Hibernia offshore oil project.

Merz Pharma group recently bought Geneva-based aesthetics medicine specialist Antes SA for an unconfirmed amount in a transaction that would extend its product reach to North America