Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (0013.HK) is expected to finalize a deal to buy Telefonica SA's (TEF.MC) British mobile unit O2 for 10.5 billion pounds ($15.70 billion) as early as Tuesday morning, the Financial Times reported.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Xiaomi Inc CEO Lei Jun discussed a potential investment by Facebook in China's top smartphone maker ahead of its $1.1 billion fundraising last month, but a deal never materialized, several people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
China's Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL], one of the world's fastest-growing smartphone makers, has raised $1.1 billion in a round of funding that cements its status as one of the world's most valuable private technology companies at a valuation of $45 billion.
China's Xiaomi [XTC.UL] is raising over $1 billion from investors including Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC that would value the smartphone maker at over $45 billion, a person familiar with the deal said.
GIC, a sovereign wealth fund in Singapore that manages its foreign reserves, has supported UK-based Intelligent Energy Holdings with $63 million, a statement about the funding said.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has signed a deal to invest in London’s Broadgate development through a joint venture partnership with UK-based real estate developer British Land.
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC was named as British Land's new partner in London's Broadgate office and retail complex on Tuesday, buying out U.S. private equity group Blackstone for around 1.7 billion pounds.
India's corporate real estate developer RMZ Corp is set to acquire the Four Seasons hotel project in Bangalore in a deal that is valued at USD100 million.
Blackstone Group and GIC agreed to buy a 28.5% stake each in Rothesay Life, the European insurer of Goldman Sachs.
Royal Mail shares, criticized to be valued too low, had netted hefty profits for its investors.
Rothesay Life Insurance, the British insurance operations of Goldman Sachs Group, had agreed to sell 30% shareholdings to GIC and Blackstone.
GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund made an offer to purchase Blackstone's Broadgate asset.
GIC Pvt. Ltd. stated that it was considering more investments in the US.
BC Partners have finally closed the deal to acquire Springer Science from EQT V and GIC.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and Northstar Pacific Partners have bought a minority stake in PT Triputra Agro Persada.
