Matriarch of HK property developer Sun Hung Kai hands out stakes to sons

The widow of Hong Kong property developer Sun Hung Kai founder Kwok Tak-seng, Siu-hing, said in a statement yesterday that she handed out a 6.36% ownership stake in each of her sons' family trusts.


Chinese firm launches hostile takeover of Queensland coal miner Carabella

Queensland-based coal mining company Carabella Resources Ltd received a hostile bid from private Chinese firm Wealth Mining, which already owns an 11.06% stake in the Australian mining firm.

Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan mulls over Cardiff City FC IPO, hires CIMB Group Holdings

Vincent Tan, owner of Malaysia's Berjaya Group, is looking to list Cardiff City Football Club on Singapore's Catalist. Tan controls a 51% stake in Cardiff City, which has been recently promoted to the English Premier League.

US government agencies' big data service provider Palantir to land USD58 million in funding

A US SEC filing by big data company Palantir revealed that it was set to do a USD57.5 million fundraising three months after it had raised USD195.5 million in an earlier funding round.


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China Development Bank Corp. has committed CNY490 million (USD81 million) to clean-energy operator China WindPower Group's solar farm projects in two Chinese provinces. CDB has provided a total of CNY1.23 billion to China WindPower's previous projects.
Australia-based ProPrint magazine has been purchased by Printer Magazines Group for an undisclosed amount after ProPrint's parent firm, Haymarket Media, decided to exit from the Australian market.
Beijing Interoceanic Canal Investment Management Co announced the joint venture of billionaire Wang Jing and Ukrainian partner Kievgidroinvest LLC to construct an economic development zone and port on the Crimean peninsula.
Insurance Australia Group Ltd is said to be thinking of making an offer for the insurance arm of Wesfarmers, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Total, Europe's third-biggest oil company, will purchase a 61.3% stake in InterOil Corp.'s liquified natural gas project in Papua New Guinea. The acquisition deal is worth USD3.6 billion.
San Francisco-based recruiting startup getTalent's founder Abraham Shafi told TechCrunch that his company was just acquired by job website Dice, but financial terms of the said deal were not disclosed.
Private equity firms in Europe have chosen initial public offerings as the way to exit their investments as the markets have become open, according to a report from the Financial News website.
Vale SA, the world's largest iron-ore producer is considering to sell its holdings in its coal and fertilizer divisions. The Brazilian mining giant is also looking to sell its stake in a steel-slab plant constructed with Germany's ThyssenKrupp AG.
Multinational conglomerate General Electric Co. intends to proceed with its project to construct a manufacturing site near a port in Rio de Janeiro. The port is being built by LLX Logistica, which was formerly run by Brazilian petroleum titan Eike Batista.
Switzerland-based food group Nestle SA is divesting its Givaudan SA shares worth USD1.27 billion to institutional investors, according to a statement on the company's website.
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