London-listed drugmaker Shire announced its intention to buy U.S. pharmaceutical company for USD4.2 billion.
Deals
Uniplaces raises more than GBP 700,000 in seed round
Octopus Investments led the seed round, which raised more than GBP 700,000 for Uniplaces. Student accommodation website Uniplaces was able to raise more than GBP 700,000 in seed funds.
KPN Foundation to give up shares in Royal KPN post-Slim bid
After moving to block an attempted takeover of Royal KPN NV by Carlos Slim's America Movil, KPN Foundation was considering exiting its ownership stake in the Dutch phone company.
Wood Group agrees to acquire Elkhorn Holdings Inc
Wood Group said it would be buying Elkhorn Holdings Inc for an undisclosed amount. International energy services company Wood Group said it would be purchasing Wyoming-based Elkhorn Holdings Inc.
India revives plans of stake sales in two state-owned firms- sources
The Indian government planned to gather USD 2.3 billion through a share sale of its two state-owned firms to boost public coffers, according to sources interviewed by Reuters.
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Transocean Ltd announced on Monday its plans to appoint new members of its board of directors in Switzerland, an initial public offering of a Master Limited Partnership, and an equity payout of USD3 dividend.
Seplat Petroleum Development Co said it planned a dual stock listing for the Nigerian oil firm. Nigeria-based oil firm Seplat Petroleum Development Co said it was thinking of listing its shares on two bourses.
Panasonic Corp said it could now afford deals worth JPY 100 billion as the company moves towards profits.
Basel-based Novartis AG sold its California blood unit to Spain's Grifol's SA for USD1.68 billion.
The Nikkei said the registration of Third Point LLC ownership in Sony was strategic as hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb intended to pursue management changes and shareholder resolutions in the electronics company.
Dubai would be host to Eman Mansour's latest investment banking endeavor. Veteran Gulf Arab banker Emad Mansour had laid out plans to establish a new investment bank located in the tax free financial zone of Dubai.
A source told Bloomberg that Carlsberg was looking to buy the Tsingtao Brewery Co and Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co.
Vox Media bought the Curbed network for USD20 million to USD30 million using a combination of stock and cash.
Transurban Group Ltd said it would buy the USD465 million debt of Cross City Tunnel from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
