VENTURE CAPITAL POST

According to Nordea Bank, Norway-based Atlantic salmon farmer Marine Harvest will be leading the consolidation of the seafood industry as fish prices improve, Bloomberg reported.

Citing sources, Bloomberg reported that US-based life insurance firm MetLife Inc is talking exclusively with AMMB Holdings for the acquisition of its Malaysian life insurance businesses.

With the reported bid for Time Warner Cable said to be readied by Charter Communications dominating the news, the New York Post reported that Cablevision may soon be approached by private equity players.

A report said merger and acquisition transactions fell in the Asia-Pacific region caused by a slowing in the energy and raw materials sectors.

Sweden-based Arcam said it had signed a deal for the acquisition of the AP&C division from Raymor Industries for a price tag of CA$ 35 million.

JPMorgan Chase & Co predicts a rise in the value of M&A deals to 30% it expects to handle in Asia next year, according to a Bloomberg report.

Credit ratings agency Moody's Corp has acquired Amba Investment Services for an undisclosed amount. The Economic Times reported the purchase highlighted an appetite for big data and knowledge outsourcing firms.

Hengdeli Holdings will be acquiring control of Shenzhen Feierpusi Electronics Co, which owns an 88.6% stake in a watch retailer in Nanchang.

Brazil-based car parts supplier Autometal is looking for acquisition deals with midsize competitors as global car manufacturers are planning production in the South American country.

Rob Marcus, the incoming Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable Inc, said he is the perfect guy to manage cable company's mergers and acquisitions component.

Thanks to the decline in deals in Greater China, demand and pay for Southeast Asian investment bankers as deal makers had seen an increase, according Thomson Reuters data.

Morgan Stanley now leads in mergers and acquisitions in Japan, advising 41 takeovers this year worth USD 28.3 billion, through its venture with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

A joint bid that would later split up Time Warner Cable between Comcast Corp and Charter Communications Inc may allow the deal to avoid strict scrutiny from antitrust regulators and the Federal Communications Commission.

Julius Baer Group said it will be acquiring WMPartners Wealth Management. The latter will then be merged with Julius Baer's Infidar Investment Advisory Ltd unit to form one of the largest independent asset management company in Switzerland.

IVC with KPMG worked to draft a report on the progress of venture capital investments in Israel.