Shares of Hyundai Merchant Marine jumped the most among shares of Hyundai Group companies following the conglomerate's announcement that it will sell assets to raise $3.1 billion to repay bonds due in two years.
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Private equity firm Infinity Group backs BotanoCap with $4.2M
Infinity Group, a private equity firm based in China, announced its investment of $4.2 million in Israel-based biotechnology firm BotanoCap, a developer of green solutions for various industries.
Boeing union set to vote on contract tying 777X jetliner production to unionized facilities in Washington
Members of Boeing Co.'s union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, plan to vote on a contract related to the production of the 777X on January 3. The said contract will ensure that the jetliners will be assembled in unionized facilities in Washington.
Trucking company YRC to get $275M in equity, debt financing
Trucking firm YRC Worldwide, which has roughly $1.4 billion in debt, is nearing a financing deal comprised of $250 million in equity and $25 million in debt committed to become equity.
Shareholders to give Time Warner Cable the will to reject Charter Communications' $62B offer
Time Warner Cable's 462% total returns may help convince its shareholders to reject Charter Communications' $62 billion offer or to not press for a sale. Time Warner Cable is seeking a takeover bid of $150 per share.
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Activist investor Starboard Value has acquired a 5.6% stake in Darden Restaurants for $374 million. Starboard will become the second activist investor within months to push for a strategy change in the struggling restaurant operator.
Roshan Padamadan, a former HSBC Holdings Plc product specialist, has started a hedge fund that will seek for opportunities in global liquid securities, Bloomberg reported.
A Dutch arbitration court on Friday ordered American luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. to pay Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group $449 million in damages over their failed 20-year joint venture.
There are no sellers even as Scandinavian phone companies believe that mergers would benefit not only the region but corporate earnings as wel.
Property lender Aareal Bank this weekend announced that it would takeover German rival Corealcredit Bank for €342 million. Corealcredit will be bought from American private equity firm Lone Star Funds.
Oracle has agreed to purchase Responsys for $1.5 billion but not including debt or a 38% premium on the the company's closing price on Thursday, December 20, The New York Times The Dealbook reported.
Nine West, Anne Klein and Easy Spirit owner Jones Group have accepted the buyout offer from private equity company Sycamore Partners, The Dealbook reported.
For hedge funds that made money this year there was only one strategy that really mattered - latching onto the stockmarket rally.
Apple and China Mobile have finally signed a distribution deal which could be worth billions of dollars in extra iPhone revenues, the Financial Times reported.
