Vivus Inc. announced a new chief executive officer in the person of former Johnson & Johnson executive Seth H. Z. Fischer after Tony Zook resigned due to health issues.
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Jeff Bezos will apply Amazon approach at Washington Post
In an interview conducted by newly-acquired newspaper the Washington Post, Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos said that he would be applying his management style in Amazon to the beleaguered newspaper.
OCI Resources commences 5 million-common unit IPO
Today, OCI Resources announced that it had launched its initial public offering of 5,000,000 common units.
Lithium Technologies raises USD50M in mezzanine financing
Lithium Technologies announced today that it had raised USD50 million in mezzanine financing. Lithium Technologies is the leader in Social Customer Experience.
Shareholder Starboard Value LP votes no on Smithfield sale
US investment firm Starboard Value LP voiced his opposition of the Smithfield Foods Inc.'s takeover bid by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. in a letter addressed to his co-shareholders on Tuesday.
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According to Michael Dell, three proxy firms had recommended shareholders to vote for the founder's offer to take the computer maker private.
Alitalia SpA engaged advisory services Italian firm for corporate restructuring help. Gruppo Banca Leonardo was engaged the services of Alitalia SpA to assist in the raising of hundreds of millions of Euros before the year's end.
The Philippine Stock Exchange said meeting IPO targets this year would be difficult as market conditions continued to be volatile.
Sole bidder Chevron won the Lithuanian tender for shale gas exploration, the government said in a Twitter announcement.
The announcement of Nokia selling its handset unit to Microsoft Corp. had left hedge funds rushing to unwind their bets, leaving the Finnish company to score a record gain per day.
The Riverside Company announced its purchase of Rutland Plastics for an undisclosed amount. The Riverside Company announced that it had purchased Rutland Plastics.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation said today that it has closed a previously announced deal to acquire Alliant Capital LLC.
France would start tenders for its hydroelectric power concessions by next year. France said it intended to start tenders for hydropower concessions in the first half of 2014.
The Hillshire Brands Company announced today that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Golden Island jerky products.
