Australian construction firm Leighton, is buyout out Welspun Group's 40% stake in the company in a $100-million deal (INR62 crore), according to a person directly familiar with the matter.
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Seagate to pick up UK firm Xyratex in $374M deal
US-based digital content storage company Seagate announced that it is acquiring UK-based network and storage equipment maker Xyratex in an all-cash transaction valued at $374 million.
Two Detroit pension funds file expedited appeal for city's bankruptcy eligibility
Detroit pension funds, the General Retirement System and Police and Fire Retirement System, submitted an expedited appeal with the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on a judge's ruling about Detroit's bankruptcy.
California analytics firm Tidemark secures $1M in funding
California, US-based business applications vendor Tidemark has raised more than $1 million in a new funding round, according to a filing submitted to the US regulators.
Arbitration panel orders Wells Fargo & Co to repurchase auction rate debt
A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel ordered the San Francisco-based brokerage unit of Wells Fargo & Co to buy back auction rate securities amounting to $94 million from its investors.
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Illinois, Chicago-based multimedia corporation Tribune Co has completed its $2.73-billion acquisition of television broadcasting firm Local TV after emerging from a four-year Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December.
US-based utilities MidAmerican Energy holdings Co and NV Energy completed their merger after gaining state and federal approvals fro
Japan-based gaming company Nintendo will temporarily take down its eShop for 12 hours beginning 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time to remedy high traffic and merger issues, according to The Next Web.
Brazil-based fixed-phone company Embratel Participacoes will pour in BRL2.2 billion ($944 million) into Mexico-based mobile phone company Claro as part of a plan to merge the group's fixed and mobile divisions.
Norway-based firm Telenor has bought additional shares worth INR1,000 crore in India-based telecom firm Telewings Communications, bringing its ownership in the Indian firm to 74%.
A CNET report detailed how big the decisions the next chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp needs to make in order to get back into the technology race.
South Korean oil refiner operator GS Holdings Corp entered into an agreement with commodity trader LG International Corp to acquire a combined stake in STX Energy for $598 million.
Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao expressed his confidence about Asia's economy should US Federal Reserve proceed with its plans to reduce its quantitative easing program.
A recent rating by New York-based Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter urges investors that the time to sell shares in Twitter Inc is now despite its positive performance after debuting on the New York Stock Exchange last month.
