Leveraged Buyouts
Bill Gates buys 6% stake in FCC
Bill Gates bought a 6% stake in Spain's FCC for EUR 113.5 million. Billionaire Bill Gates had purchased a 6% stake in Spain-based construction firm Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas or FCC.
GDF Suez acquires stake in UK shale
GDF Suez would be buying an ownership stake in 13 licenses in the Bowland basin of England from Dart Energy.
Slim moves on to Europe, Brazil after KPN bid failure - report
A Bloomberg report predicted that billionaire Carlos Slim could invest in telecom companies in Europe and Brazil after his botched buyout of Dutch telecom company Royal KPN NV.
Uniqa Insurance to acquire Baloise Holding's units in Croatia, Serbia
Uniqa Insurance would be purchasing Baloise Holding's Croatian and Serbian units in a deal worth EUR 75 million.
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In a letter to presiding judge Sam Glasscock III, Apollo Tyres lawyer sought the dismissal of the case filed against them by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
French frozen baking industry leader Europeene des Desserts was recently bought out by Equistone Partners Europe Ltd's Fund IV.
Trinity Biotech purchases Lab21's blood bank screening unit for USD7.5 billion. In a recent move, Lab21 had sold its blood bank screening unit to Trinity Biotech for USD7.
beRecruited, the top athletic recruitment social network, was sold off by Madison Parker Capital to the Raine Group.
A potential consolidation of French perfumery chain Nocibe and German books-to-cosmetics retailer Douglas Holding would create France's second-largest perfume retailer.
According to UAE Financial Markets Association President Mohammed Al Hashemi, the potential merger of the Dubai Financial Markets and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange would create opportunities to boost investor capital in the United Arab Emirates.
In an announcement today, Ultra Petroleum Corp said it would be acquiring oil-producing properties that are located in the Colorado Plateaus province for company expansion.
AT&T gets US4.85 billion balance sheet anchor from largest wireless tower lot agreement Crown Castle
Crown Castle International Corp was set to own AT&T Inc's 600 wireless towers and be an exclusive operator of the US phone company's 9,100 other towers for a premium price of USD4.85 billion.
Invest AD, the distribution firm for Red Bull Energy Drink, was recently bought by Mezzan Holding Co to expand its consumer related business portfolio.
Douglas Holding said it was exclusively talking with Charterhouse Capital Partners to acquire France-based perfume maker Nocibe.