Japan's Sumitomo Life Insurance Co said it would be acquiring a 40% stake in the life insurance unit of Bank Negara Indonesia in a deal worth JPY 36.2 billion or USD 354 million.
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Resgen raising USD178 million for new coal project in South Africa
South Africa-based coal mining firm Resource Generation (Resgen) is in a funding drive to raise USD178 million for a new coal mining project in Limpopo.
TDK subsidiary to take over Entrotech's HDD-related companies
Japanese electronics company TDK Corporation on Monday said that its Thailand-based subsidiary Magnecomp Precision Technology will buy two HDD-related companies from American manufacturer Entrotech Inc.
Canadian lenders look to wealth management for earnings growth- report
Canada's largest lenders are turning to wealth management to spur growth in the wake of the slowdown in capital markets and lesser borrowing among consumers, a Bloomberg report said.
State Bank of India to raise USD1.5 billion after its quarterly profit plunged
After posting its steepest quarterly profit decline in over two years, government-owned State Bank of India announced that it will raise INR95.76 billion via a share sale to investors or follow-on public offer.
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Wealthy businessman Johann Rupert of South Aftica has offered ZAR2.34 billion to purchase ElementOne, a company which owns a large stake in Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers, according to the Sunday Times.
Investors seemed not receptive to the Chinese government's announcement to resume the initial public offerings by the first month of next year.
South Africa's industrial conglomerate has joined forces with unlisted drug firm Community Investment Holdings (CIH) to buy a stake in Adcock Ingram in a move that could derail Chilean company CFR Pharmaceutical's takeover bid, said a Business Day Live report.
China-based developer Guangzhou R&F Properties Co will be making its first acquisition abroad, paying USD 1.4 billion to the Sultan of Johor for six sites in Johor Bahru in Malaysia.
Sydney-based gold and copper mining exploration firm Elysium Resources Ltd has successfully completed its takeover offer for unlisted Burraga Copper Ltd in New South Wales.
According to a report on The Telegraph, British Chancellor George Osborne is said to be thinking of modifying the rules in the country's Enterprise Investment Scheme or EIS to boost investment in the venture capital industry.
A report by Agence France-Presse (AFP)recounted the difficulties of curbing the links between corporate Japan and the yakuza, and how some of the country's major banks adopted a laissez-faire compliance in eradicating mob ties.
After establishing its first merchant bank in the UK, Edmond de Rothschild Group has launched a new asset management business in London to upsize its assets under management and boost its presence in the UK capital.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's overseas arm, has bid for 3 out of 13 Sri Lankan oil and gas blocks in the Mannar basin.
