Because Japan's central bank absorbs JPY7 trillion worth of debt, primary dealers of Japanese government bonds are not concerned over plans of Government Pension Investment Fund to reduce its government debt holding.

Student rental marketplace FlatClub raised USD1.5 million from angel investors and venture capitalists to build more transient rooms and apartments across the US and Europe.

Global Infrastructure Partners will sell its 27% stake in the Port of Brisbane to Cassie de Depot et Placement du Quebec for AUD1 billion (USD908 million). Cassie is the second-biggest pension fund in Canada.

Illinois-based giant pork producer The Mashhoffs inked a definitive agreement to acquire Midwest poultry producer GNP Company in a deal that will provide the capital that GNP needs for its growth.

Sources told Bloomberg that Beijing-based insurance firm Anbang Insurance Group was thinking of offering a bid for Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank Ltd even though an Anbang press official said the company has no plans to purchase the lender.

Graham Holdings Co. announced the sale of the headquarters of The Washington Post to developer Carr Properties for USD159 million in a deal expected to be closed by the end of March 2014.

American casual apparel and accessories retailer Aeropostale on Tuesday adopted a poison pill. The struggling teen retailer, however, said that the move was not meant to deter potential suitors.

Banco de Oro (BDO), the top lender in the Philippines, has successfully completed a PHP5 billion fundraising through an offering of high-yield deposits to retail and institutional investors.

Australia-based IDP Education, the world's largest provider of international student placement, is considering the sale of its shares through an initial public offering (IPO) in 2014.

Specialty Fashion Group, the biggest women's fashion seller in Australia, bought the Rivers clothing brand for USD5 million and plans to increase the number the Rivers outlets from 160 to 220.