Giant US power company Duke Energy said Monday that it would buy for $4.9 billion in cash natural gas distributor Piedmont Natural Gas, which is its partner in the $5 billion worth Atlantic Coast Pipeline venture.
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Daniel Loeb's Third Point picks stake in Seven & I
The US activist investor Daniel Loeb has bought a stake in a Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings. Though the details about stake and valuation are not revealed, Loeb-run hedge fund Third Point is believed to have acquired stake below five percent. After the sale, the Japanese retailer is expected to take up restructuring exercise enhance profitability, reducing underperforming merchandise stores. Seven & I Holdings operates over 18,000 outlets under the brand 7-Eleven across Japan. Seven & I has decided to shut about 40 unprofitable Ito Yodado stores in the next five years.
IndiGo's IPO demand towers over $460 million offer
The first share sale made by an Indian airline in six years has gone on to receive bids that were 6 times more than the $460 million target set by the company. The company that held an IPO was InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., an air transportation services company with headquarters in Gurgaon, India.
Ferrari shares rev up in market debut but shift to low gear a week later
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), the Italian-US automobile company being the parent company of Ferrari, floated to the public 17.18 million shares accounting for nearly 10% of Ferrari at $52 a share at its IPO at the NYSE.
SIngapore Medical Device Company Receives an Acquisition Offers From China-State Backed Firm
Singapore-based Biosensors International Group announces that the company has received an offer for an acquisition from a Chinese private equity fund, Citic Private Equity Funds Management Co., for an undisclosed amount.
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Dutch electronics and healthcare company Philips announced that its proposed sale of Lumileds to Go Scale Capital had run into unexpected opposition from US government.
East Asia's communist country, China is deeming to have merger operation with the nation's largest three major carriers. The said merger talks spark after China revealed its state-owned enterprises reformation plans. Rumors also emerged that the two of the largest airline in China is on merger to create a large fleet on the records.
The cereal maker Kellog Corporation is soon to buy Diamond Foods. The companies are apparently in the late-stage negotiations to close the deal, but both sides refused to comment.
Ferrari priced on Tuesday its initial public offering at $52 giving the high-end car manufacturer a market capitalization of about $9.8 billion.
The Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia's acquisition plan for French rival Alcatel-Lucent has received the conditional clearance from the Chinese government. The China's Ministry of Commerce has approved it with some conditions on the Euro15.6billion ($17.6bn) deal's antitrust process.
Google announces that the company has acquired a Portuguese based startup, Digisfera for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition, Google is expected to improve its Street View application as all Digisfera's employees will be working with Google for its Street View team.
Payments giant First Data priced its initial public offering at $16 per share, which is the biggest for 2015 and is lower than the company's previously indicated $18 to $20 per share.
Match Group Inc. is planning to capitalize the current booming market for online dating and is seeking to go public. The company had sought legal advice and documents on Friday for an IPO and is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Just a couple of hours after CNBC released Albertsons Companies' intent of rescheduling their IPO due to market volatility, the news website has now made another recent update detailing Albertsons' plans on conducting their IPO before Thanksgiving.
