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KKR, Carlyle vie for optical retailer National Vision -sources
KKR & Co LP and Carlyle Group LP are competing for National Vision Inc, the fourth-largest U.S. retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses, in an auction that could fetch up to $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said this week.
Photo-sharing service Snapchat raises $50 million
Snapchat, the mobile photo-sharing service beloved by teenagers and twenty-somethings, has raised another $50 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing made Wednesday.
Hilton Worldwide raises over $2.3 bln in biggest-ever hotel IPO
Hilton Worldwide Inc, the world's largest hotel operator, raised roughly $2.34 billion in its IPO on Wednesday after pricing shares toward the high end of the range.
FORTIS INC. TO ACQUIRE UNS ENERGY CORPORATION FOR US$4.3 BILLION
Fortis Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire UNS Energy Corporation for US$60.25 per common share in cash
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