According to sources who were familiar with the proceedings, the government of Japan will be making the USD1.2 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) exist as a separate entity in order to diversify its investments.
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First Defiance Financial may attract acquisition offers - analyst
An analyst on the US stock analysis market website SeekingAlpha.com said smaller, regional banks like First Defiance Financial for example, could be attractive takeovers targets.
Corrected - Globe claims Bayantel buyout legal and aboveboard
Globe Telecom Inc legal counsel Froilan Castelo said his company did not violate anti-competition laws about the firm's acquisition of smaller rival Bayan Telecommunications Inc.
Prime retail space demand seen after closing of Blockbuster
Small business franchises had been scurrying up to acquire Blockbuster's last 300 stores for its prime retail location, high visibility and access to great parking.
A strategic alliance was born in currency trading fraud - federal investigators
Federal regulators had a suspicion that currency traders have bonded together to increase costs of foreign currencies in order to gain on their investments.
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A VentureBeat article urged startups to push for involvement in the drafting of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement to ensure that provisions in the trade agreement are not biased.
A report by the coordinated efforts of MoneyTree, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association indicated an increased activity in seed investments in venture capitalists.
Becky Pritchard conducted an investigative report for the Wall Street Journal about how private equity had embedded itself deeply in an average consumer's life.
Private equity and hedge fund firms had set their sights on placing bets in infrastructure projects, stalled government transportation projects like railways and ports in particular.
Australian Workers Union head Paul Howes said the need for Australia to have a fresh injection of capital was more important than considering the sentiments of union workers at GrainCorp regarding the sale of the company to US-based Archer Daniels Midland.
Ireland's largest stockbroker Davy Group bought rival Prescient Asset Management Holdings Ltd. for EUR2 billion. This is Davy's second raid against competitors after it acquired a stake in Bloxham Stockbrokers last year.
Singaporean investment firm Temasek divested its holdings in US-listed companies Facebook, Monsanto and Air Products & Chemicals. The private equity firm, however, remains focused on energy, healthcare and technology stocks in the US.
Dell president and chief commercial officer Steve Felice will be leaving the company barely a month after it was acquired by Dell CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake.
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has acquired event software company Active Network. The deal amounted to around USD1 billion with Active Network selling 57 million shares priced at USD14.50 apiece.
