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Altamont partners with GSO Capital Partners to grant refinancing to Billabong to help stabilize the company and fund its expansion endeavors.
Altamont entered into an agreement to purchase DAKINE from Billabong. San Francisco-based Altamont Capital Partners (Altamont) entered into contract to purchase DAKINE, a leader in action sports accessories, from Billabong International Limited.
Tulloch Homes finally revisits Aberdeen, this time with a multi-million project. Tulloch Homes, an Inverness-based contractor, went back to the thriving Aberdeen housing market as part of a GBP30 million program that will bring at least 100 new positions to its 170-strong workforce.
Funeral Consumers Alliance protested against funeral home chain's acquisition of competitor. The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday.
EXS Capital committed at least US$35 million into Son Kim Land, a big player in Vietnam's real estate industry.
Rival luxury retail malls in Singapore revealed plans for a public listing, broadening investors' choice.
Grontmij divested its French unit to focus on engineering operations. Grontmij announced Tuesday that it had divested its French monitoring and testing business.
EDAC Technologies Corporation increased its presence in the industry through a Parkway acquisition Parkway Products revealed that it has concluded the sale of Parkway Aerospace & Defense to EDAC Technologies Corporation.
Blue Sky Private Equity acquired minority stake in Oak Tree Group. Blue Sky Private Equity invested around AUD20 million for a minority stake in retirement community developer Oak Tree Group.
