Chinese photovoltaic solar farm operator GoldPoly New Energy Holdings will be purchasing an 80% equity stake in solar farm projects for HKD 100 million or USD 12.9 million.
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China may see IPO thaw in 2014 as regulator smoothes approval process
China's securities regulator could streamline its approvals process for some initial public offerings by next January, the regulator said on Saturday, mapping out reform measures.
Top deals of the deay - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday including Statoil, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, ThyssenKrupp, Mercator, Avivasa Emeklilik, Hayat Sigorta, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Telus Corp, Atrium Innovations and John Hardy
Sotheby's to sell Rembrandt, Picasso in first USD212 million China auction
New York-based auction house Sotheby's is gearing up for its first commercial sale in China with USD212 million worth of artwork consisting of western and Chinese paintings, jewelry and furniture by Picasso, Rembrandt and Zao Wou-Ki.
SwissRe projects emerging markets driving growth in 2014-2015
SwissRe's recent report titled "Global insurance review 2013 and outlook 2014/15" provided an otherwise positive global economic outlook, which was a good sign in the non-life business as more people will seek financial protection for their properties.
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The auction frenzy seen in Hong Kong's latest auctions by Christie's International Plc was not caught on in London, wherein seven of the 24 lots put up for sale did not attract bidders.
Sources told Bloomberg that Beijing-based insurance firm Anbang Insurance Group was thinking of offering a bid for Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank Ltd even though an Anbang press official said the company has no plans to purchase the lender.
Hong Kong-based Shuanghui International Holdings intends to offer a counter bid for Spanish meat processor Campofrio. Mexican food company Sigma Alimentos earlier offered Campofrio a takeover deal worth EUR695 million.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday including Sinopec, Apache, AMR, US Airways, Deutsche Bank, EDF, Oxford, Andor, Bank Zachodni WBK, Shuanghui, Campofrio, OCZ, Toshiba and CVS Caremark.
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES INC. TO ACQUIRE BEIJING BAIFEN TONGLIAN INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Zoom Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZOOM) is a technology holding company focused on the mobile telecommunications and technology space.
The price briefly topped the equivalent of $1,000 on Chinese exchange BTC China back on 19th November, but this is the first time this level has been reached in a US dollar denominated exchange rate.
A report by the Washington Post noted that Bitcoin's increasing trade value would benefit early investors like Bitcoin lead developer Gavin Andresen and the Winklevoss brothers.
The U.S. Justice Department is probing Morgan Stanley for its hiring practices in China. The move comes as U.S. authorities expand their investigation into whether banks' hiring of politically connected Chinese employees may have breached U.S. bribery laws.
China Everbright Bank Co is set to raise USD 1.5 billion in its initial public offering in Hong Kong, based on calculations done on the lender's sale document.
