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.
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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.
Walgreens to acquire rival Rite Aid for $17.2B in cash
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc agreed to acquire Rite Aid Corp for $17.2 billion in cash to further expand the company's role in the distribution of medications in the U.S.
Toshiba to sell sensor business to Sony for 20 billion yen, overhaul unprofitable semiconductor business
Japanese engineering conglomerate Toshiba announced on Wednesday that it will sell its image sensor business to Sony for a reported 20 billion yen, as it plans to overhaul its semiconductor business, which is still recovering from a $1.3 billion scandal.
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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.
First Data Corp.'s IPO on Wednesday did not start off as successful as the company had planned. At $16 a share, the price is two dollars below the intended $18 to $20 range the payments-processing company was hoping for, according to a recent Bloomberg news article.
The $6.5-bn acquisition offer to Asciano Ltd by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is landed in trouble as the Australian regulator seeks an extensive review following the concern raised by the country's competition watchdog citing the reason that the Canadian firm's deal could lessen competition in rail haulage. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has postponed its decision on the acquisition offer made by Brookfield till 17 December.
