Private investors seek settlement from JPMorgan

Fund managers BlackRock Inc and Neuberger Berman Group LLC seek settlement in the amount of USD5.75 billion for mortgage backed securities fraud.


Blackstone becomes largest owner of rental properties

As it bought out properties post recession at 35% below market value, Blackstone had accumulated assets for rent to grow into a mature industry.

Sierra Wireless seeking acquisitions in M2M sector

The machine to machine sector is where Sierra Wireless would be seeking investments and acquisitions as it grows in the next five years.

McKesson nears takeover bid of Celesio - sources

Mckesson's planned bid of Celesio would signal a takeover of the German drug distributor. According to two sources who were familiar with the negotiations, US drugs distributor McKesson was close to offering a deal to German company Celesio.


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A regulatory filing revealed that social networking service for film enthusiasts Mubi received a new USD5.1 million investment from unnamed investors.
Cureatr's primary product, a secure messaging app for doctors, received significant backing from investors including Milestone Venture Partners and Cardinal Partners.
The deal pegged to be at USD500 million is now worth USD1 billion. United Arab Emirates mall operator Majid Al Futtaim had set a maximum deal volume of USD500 million for a new hybrid bond according to a source familiar with the transaction.
Bromium's oversubscribed Series C funding round had raised USD40 million. Bromium, whose micro virtual machine technology assisted IT administrators in trapping malware, raised USD40 million in investment capital.
The shareholders of Egypt's Citadel Capital had approved the share sale for increased capitalization expected to reach EGP3.64 billion.
A Rocket Internet and iMENA Holding consortium would be marketing mobile app Easy Taxi to North Africa and the Middle East.
16 startups whose products focused from cloud services to video and imaging technologies had received USD65 million in investment from Intel Capital.
People with knowledge of the transaction said the Yue Xiu Group was nearing a deal to buy Hong Kong-based Chong Hing Bank.
The acquisition of the GE Power & Water business by APR Energy Plc would also make General Electric Co a strategic investor in the temporary power provider.
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing was reportedly amassing funds from divestment in preparation for strategic acquisitions in Europe.
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