The UK homebuilder enters into a joint venture with a charitable institution worth US $616 million. UK's Berkeley Group Holdings Plc agreed to enter into a joint venture with Wellcome Trust Ltd.

KKR & Co. and TPG may have to rely on US$1.48 billion junior bonds to offset failing TXU investment.

XL Group and Stone Point Capital joins forces and resources for new investment management unit. XL Group and Stone Point Capital LLC announced the finalization of their new Bermuda-based investment management company for insurance-linked securities and other reinsurance capital market products on Thursday.

Librato concludes Series A funding round with US$3.8 million. San Francisco-based Librato, which provides cloud-based monitoring services for operations and development units, reported a US$3.

Nakumatt Holdings announced that they are in talks with foreign equity investors. Nakumatt Holdings Ltd announced that they are in talks to sell close to 25% of its shares to investors abroad.

Aston Martin announces collaboration with Daimler for new engine production. Global luxury carmaker Aston Martin announced on Thursday that it is planning to sign a deal with Daimler's Mercedes-AMG GmbH unit for the release of a new line of bespoke v8 engines.

The Washington Redskins has signed on BDO USA as its official accounting firm. Consulting organization BDO USA announced earlier today that it has signed a deal with The Washington Redskins as the football league's exclusive accounting firm.

Credit Suisse's investment bank improved group profit but investors remain concerned about the Swiss bank's future.

VeriStor Systems announced collaborative partnership with Zerto for cloud disaster solutions project.

Summerhill joins several investors in bringing up C2FO's total to USD 18 million, Canada-based Summerhil; Venture Partners has joined investment firm Mithril in raising C2FO growth funding to a total of USD 18 million.