Canada-based lead-acid battery-powered electric car seller Zenn Motor Co entered in an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in US-based energy storage company EEStor in a deal valued at $1 million.
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66-year old investor exits entire holding in Twitter as shares drop by $5.91
Reuben Kressel, a 66-year old investor, completely sold his entire holding in Twitter Inc. after its shares dropped as much as $5.91 or 8% on Friday's market close. Kressel owns 500 shares in the micro-blogging site.
New York hedge fund that owns a whole town needs smooth exit- report
Marathon Asset Management, the New York-based hedge fund that owns the town of Scotia in California needs to make a slick exit, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Gains in private equity-led listings fuel investors' demand- report
The 18.6% increase in the shares of listings backed by private equity firms will fuel the demand of institutional investors as more public debuts are being planned, the Financial Times reported.
Invepar wins rights to upgrade, operate Brasilia-Rio de Janeiro highway, to invest $3.2 billion
Infrastructure group Invepar SA has won the rights to operate a 937-kilometer stretch of Brazil's BR-040 highway, connecting Brasilia to Rio de Janeiro. Invepar is expected to invest $3.2 billion in BR-040 over the next three decades.
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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.
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, 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.
Massachusetts, US-based private equity firm Brookwood Financial Partners has acquired The Embassy, a 10-storey office property located in the Las Colinas complex in Irving, Texas, for an undisclosed amount.
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.
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
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%.
