Israel Corp. exercised its rights in TowerJazz, with TowerJazz raising US$22 million in the process.
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Lululemon Sued for Fraud Over Sheer Yoga Pants, CEO Exit
Lululemon was sued for fraud over sheer yoga pants and its CEO sudden resigned. The CEO of Lululemon Athletica Inc. suddenly decided to resign from her position.
TDF Seeks US$5.1 Billion in Sale of French Towers
Telediffusion de France SAS was selling its French tower for US$5.1 billion. Telediffusion de France SAS' private equity owners were seeking higher than Eur4 billion, which is equivalent to US$5.
Michael Wekerle Buys Difference Capital Financial Inc.'s Securities
Michael Wekerle obtained Difference Capital Financial Icc's Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures for US$10.75 million.
NY DFS to Foreign Reinsurers: Are You Linked to Iran?
NY DFS sent a letter to foreign reinsurers asking if they were linked with Iran. The New York's Department of Financial Services sent a letter, dated June 25, to 20 non-US reinsurers of any business transactions they had with entities linked to Iran.
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Lloyds planned to sell its stocks amidst talk of investor boycott. Lloyds Bank planned to sell 39% stake, which is a step towards its privatisation. However, talks of boycott among investors could have a negative effect on how the sale proceeds.
South Korea is temporarily suspending $7.3 billion fighter jet bidding South Korea announced that they are temporarily suspending the US$7. 3 fighter jet bidding initiated by the South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
The CFTC would be conducting a formal meeting to discuss its new rule on swaps. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced for a formal meeting on July 12 to discuss how new rules apply abroad.
New Century Real Estate Investment Trust raises $87 million from their trimmed IPO New Century Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) announced that they were able to raise HK$676 million or an estimated US$87.
Cherin Group and AT&T announced that they have submitted a joint bid for Hulu AT&T Inc and Cherin Group announced that they submitted a joint bid for the auction of the video website, Hulu LLC.
US regulators finally approved the acquisition bid from SoftBank Corp to take control over Sprint Nextel.
BlackBerry is expected to face tough questions from investors during the annual shareholder meeting as the smartphone maker’s share went down by 28% last week.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Italy's biggest bank UniCredit may consider a partnership for its business that manages 42 billion euros ($54.
Dell's share values fell 3% as investors become more skeptical as to the financing of the Dell-Silver Lake offer.
