VENTURE CAPITAL POST

For the first time need to withdraw cash sovereign wealth fund as western Europe's bigget oil exporter.

Liverpool FC's Ian Ayre is to step down as CEO after his current contract ends next year. The club’s owner has been trying to convince him to stay, but without success.

Brazil, the world's number one coffee grower and exporter, has been hit by El Nino from last year, affecting the coffee crops and harvests. The weather has affected prices expectations and investors moves, as demand rise and supply declines. Coffee bean prices rise has been seen in Brazil.

Apple will be offering a no-contract iPhone 5s for $1,169 when it debuts its first store in Latin America, marking the most expensive price for its iPhones, Bloomberg reported.

Northern Beef Packers, which had filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, sets USD12.75 million minimum bid for its assets.

In order to sell its shareholdings during its IPO, ClubCorp Holdings is pricing its shares below marketed price.

VEBA and Fiat most likely to break impasse to avoid lowered share value at IPO.

Gardner Denver mulling over US$75 per share offer from KKR.