VENTURE CAPITAL POST

ThyssenKrupp would consider a sale of the group's military submarine business under certain conditions, the German steel maker's chief executive told daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

A company spokesman of multinational conglomerate corporation ThyssenKrupp said it will be keeping its Steel Europe business, rejecting speculation on divesting the asset in the efforts to restructure the German company.

Analysts thought that ThyssenKrupp latest fundraising efforts, which was a USD1.2 billion share sale, was not enough to turn the company around from its dire financial straits.

Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu said it planned to raise 650 million euros ($885 million) through a rights issue and divest assets back to ThyssenKrupp as it looks shore up its finances.

In an article on Reuters, two unidentified sources were cited saying that ThyssenKrupp is set to divest its US steel plant and expects to obtain around USD1.5 billion from its asset sale.

Christer Gardell, who co-founded Europe's biggest activist investor Cevian Capital, expects a burst of activity in mergers and acquisitions next year as corporate confidence returns.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday including Telefonica Deutschland, Devon Energy, Metro AG, Devon Energy Corp and others

Germany based ThyssenKrupp denied a Focus report regarding a potential sale of its automotive unit.

In a move designed to avoid default, ThyssenKrupp was able to receive an extension of its credit lines from banks before its planned share sale.

According to ThyssenKrupp CFP Guido Kerkhoff, there are still plans to sell off its Americas units, under certain conditions.

Germany's steel maker ThyssenKrupp denied reports of having cancelled the sale of Steel Americas.

According to sources, CSN might call off the deal with German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp if the its Alabama plant would not be included in the offer.

Atlas Elektronik and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics were raided by German authorities in relation to bribery accusations on a submarine equipment order.

Sources said ThyssenKrupp was considering the sale of its plant in Arizona as its Steel Americas sale stalled.

According to a source, the sale of ThyssenKrupp's Brazilian steel mill was not imminent.