Deals
Deals of the day
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday.
Netflix includes Waoo!, Virgin Media and Com Hem to its TV streaming listing
Denmark's Waoo!, Sweden's Com Hem and the UK's Virgin Media are the latest additions to the Netflix galaxy of streaming partners.
NovaQuest closes third fund at USD459 million
Novaquest Capital Management lands USD459 million for its Fund III. NovaQuest Capital Management had announced the closure of NovaQuest Pharma Opportunities Fund III LP.
Graphite Capital purchases AMS for GBP260 million
Alexander Mann Solutions was purchased for GBP260 million by private equity firm New Mountain Capital.
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Academic textbook rental company Chegg recently priced its shares for its upcoming IPO. On Thursday, textbook rental and academic services startup Chegg said intended to raise up to USD172.
Chinese online classifieds marketplace 58.com would be selling American Depository Shares (ADS) at USD17 apiece starting today on the New York Stock Exchange.
ConocoPhillips sold various oil assets located in Northern America, Asia and Africa. A Reuters report said US oil company ConocoPhillips expected to receive USD8.
Energy Future Holdings Corp planned to pay its junior bondholders in coupons to stave off bankruptcy.
FullSlate, an online scheduling service provider, was acquired by American software company Intuit for an undisclosed sum.
A recent quarterly report released by Air France-KLM showed that the Franco-Dutch airline had written off the value of its 25% ownership stake in Italian carrier Alitalia.
Food packaging company Crown Holdings Inc acquired Spanish food-can maker Mivisa Envases for EUR1.20 billion or USD1.65 billion.
Founders James Russell DeLeon and Ruth Parasol DeLeon would be exiting from bwin.party digital Entertainment should their online gaming license application would be approved.
Venture capitalists pondered on costs for developing drones for commercial uses. Tim Draper, a venture capitalist, among others betted on the potential use of drones for commercial use in the US.
Twitter invited potential investors on Wednesday for a luncheon in preparation for the microblogging site's initial public offering.