The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U. S. and Asian companies were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday:** SK hynix dropped its bid for bankrupt Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc, sending shares of the South Korean chipmaker to a two-week high.
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Blackstone buys StarHub business park in first Singapore deal
Private equity group Blackstone Group has made its first acquisition in Singapore, buying the StarHub Green project from Germany's SEB Asset Management for S$215 million ($173 million).
MBK $2.4 billion Taiwan sale on knife edge over approval delay
The buyer group for private equity fund MBK Partners' Taiwan cable television business said on Monday it might have to pull out of the $2.4 billion deal because of delays in the regulatory approval that it said had cost it an extra $300 million.
India slashes capital gains tax for PE investors
India will slash the tax on long-term capital gains for private-equity investors to 10 percent from 20 percent, a finance ministry statement said on Monday.
China Mass Media Corp. Announces Receipt of "Going Private" Proposal
Mr. Shengcheng Wang, the controlling shareholder of the Company, proposes to acquire (i) ADSs of the Company held by the public investors for cash at not more than US$5.0 per ADS
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China's state-owned Bright Food Group has agreed to buy a 60 percent stake in British cereal firm Weetabix Food Co from private equity firm Lion Capital
Chery Automobile Co Ltd, is in talks with banks for a roughly Rmb6bn ($951.3 million) loan for its joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover Ltd, sources said.
Navis Asia Fund IV has sold its stake in Chinese garment label firm Trimco International to Switzerland's Partners Group, making a 10-fold return.
India-focused private equity firm Jacob Ballas has invested $38 million in Marg Karaikal Port. India-focused private equity firm Jacob Ballas, backed by New York Life International, has invested $38 million in Marg Karaikal Port, a unit of MARG Ltd , for a minority stake, the south Indian infrastructure firm said on Wednesday.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U. S. and Asian companies were reported on Wednesday:** E.
P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc, which has been fighting to recover from ill-timed price increases, said it would go private in a $1.1 billion deal with Centerbridge Partners, sending its shares up 30 percent.
Hony may sell Hiroshima ops to SMIC if Elpida bid a success -Nikkei China's Hony Capital plans to sell or outsource the operations at Elpida Memory's Hiroshima DRAM plant to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) if its bid for the bankrupt Japanese chipmaker is successful, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday.
Medical Care Technologies, a growing children's healthcare service provider,has received a Reserve Equity Financing of US$10,000,000 over a term of 4 years.
China Cord Blood Corporation Announces Completion of $65 Million Convertible Debt Financing with KKR
China Cord Blood Corporation has successfully closed aUS$65 million convertible debt financing with funds affiliated with KKR China Growth Fund L.P.
