Next Media's pending sale was held back by protests and other hindrances. Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong billionaire, has offered his Taiwanese newspaper and magazine for sale but did not push through.

Cerberus has grandiose plans for Seibu, such as relisting after three years and expanding its shareholdings in the company.

A year ago, Sharp announced Foxconn would purchase shares but a year later, no agreement has been forged.

The sanitary wares giant recently sold its glassware subsidiary for an undisclosed amount. HSIL Ltd recently sold off its entire shareholdings over AGI Glasspack Ltd.

The Taiwanese financial regulator had granted permission for Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust to form the yuan denominated mutual fund.

CVC Capital and RBS has sold off its shareholdings over the Luxembourg based luggage maker Samsonite.

A total of 528 million shares in Samsonite International were sold by Royal Bank of Scotland and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners as they exit in the Luxembourg-based company.

Sinopec has concluded a deal to purchase oil and gas assets from its parent company. Sinopec Corp. has reached an agreement with its parent company China Petrochemical Corp.

Mother company and subsidiary would form a joint venture partnership to boost profitability. A joint venture would be set up between China Petroleum and Chemical Corp and its mother company.

DP Chairman confirms move from US markets to Latin American and African countries for port business.