Dubai-based pay-TV network OSN, which is planning an initial public offering, is worth about $4.3 billion post its recent acquisition of Pehla Media & Entertainment, brokerage Arqaam Capital said in a research note.
Deals
Trafigura divests stakes in African unit Puma for USD500 million
Switzerland-based Trafigura Beheer BV had put up for sale its stake in Puma Energy for USD500 million. Trafigura sold a part of its interest in the African unit to Angola's Sonangol Corporation and Cochan Ltd.
Cinda launches $2.5 bln HK IPO backed by Och-Ziff, Norway fund
China Cinda Asset Management Corp, one of China's four bad loan managers, is seeking up to $2.5 billion in an initial public offering in Hong Kong attracting global investors like Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC and Norway's sovereign wealth fund.
Sources say Cairn India to spend USD 1 billion in share repurchase
According to sources interviewed by Bloomberg, Cairn India is planning to buy back USD 1 billion worth of shares in order to give Anil Agarwal more control of the company.
Orange nearing deal to exit Dominical Republic unit - sources
France-based phone firm Orange is nearing an agreement to exit its unit to Luxembourg-based cable and telecommunications investor Altice, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
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A group of 10 investors, including Norway's sovereign wealth fund and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, have together committed to buy about $1.1 billion into China Cinda Asset Management Corp as part of its Hong Kong IPO, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
China is set to become Asia's leader in outbound corporate acquisitions this year, ending Japan's two-year reign, as the country's appetite for overseas targets expands beyond natural resources and into areas such as food and banking.
Pfizer Ltd, the Indian unit of U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc, is to take over local affiliate Wyeth Ltd. Shareholders of Wyeth will get seven Pfizer Ltd shares for every 10 shares held.
A group of 10 investors, including Norway's sovereign wealth fund and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, have together committed to buy about $1.1 billion into China Cinda Asset Management Corp as part of its Hong Kong IPO, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday
With almost 150 plot bookings from MSME companies, Gujarat's plastic park at Dahej and Sanand are expected to attract around INR5000 crore worth of investment in India.
Europe's top carmaker Volkswagen (VW) has revealed its plan to invest EUR84.2 billion in the next five years for technology upgrades and modernization of its plants.
The Department of Energy will lose about USD139 million on a loan given to Fisker Automotive under a clean vehicles program after the automaker sold part of the loan to Hybrid Technology.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is preparing to replace its present Chief Executive Officer Philippe Varin for a joint venture with Chinese partner Dongfeng, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The shutdown of Russian bank Master Bank was the central bank's most high-profile move yet under the leadership of Russia's first female governor Elvira Nabiullina.
