The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday including Nokia, IntercontinentalExchange Group, Goldman Sachs and others.
Energy
Wilbur Ross-backed Navigator Holdings raises USD228 million in IPO
Liquified petroleum gas transporter and distributor Navigator Holdings Ltd. raised USD228 million in its public float. Owner of the world's largest gas fleet, Navigator sold a total of 12 million shares priced at USD19 apiece.
Top deals of the Day - Bids, Mergers and Acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday including Telefonica Deutschland, Devon Energy, Metro AG, Devon Energy Corp and others
Private equity-backed Endeavor Energy, Joule Africa to construct USD500 million power project
Texas-based Endeavor Energy announced that it has inked a joint development agreement with Joule Africa to construct the USD500 million Bumbana Phase II Power Project. Endeavor Energy obtained a USD100 million funding from private equity firm Denham Capital.
Russian Rosneft in talks to buy Morgan Stanley's oil trading unit
Russia's state-run oil firm Rosneft is looking to acquire Morgan Stanley's oil trading business for an unspecified amount. Morgan Stanley has been trying to sell or spin off the said business unit over a year ago.
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The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process
India's Department of Disinvestment, which oversees the divestment of ownership stakes of the state of India in several companies, were pushing for a float to happen to capitalize on the rally of stocks on the financial bourse.
According to a Reuters report, the sale of Exxon Mobil Corp's controlling interests in utility and power firms Castle Peak Co Ltd and Hong Kong Pumped Storage Development Co would help the global oil firm return money to investors and focus more on its core businesses.
Spanish multinational oil firm CEPSA bought Canadian Coastal Energy Co. for CAD2.3 billion (USD2.21 million) including debt. CEPSA will pay CAD19 per Coastal Energy share in cash.
CLP Holdings said it will be purchasing stakes in Castle Peak Power Co and Hong Kong Pumped Storage Development Co for a price tag of USD 1.8 billion.
French companies GDF Suez and Total and American private equity firm Hellman & Friedman were planning a public offering for jointly-owned Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT). The IPO could value GTT at up to USD2.4 billion.
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações SA, the Brazilian oil producer that filed for bankruptcy protection, is reviewing legal options after Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd canceled its agreed purchase of a stake in two OGX oil blocks.
Companies in India closed 360 private equity deals in the January-October period of this year. The total value of private equity deals amounted to USD8.9 billion.
South Korea was reported to be a possible investor in Britain's nuclear power market after the Asian country hired Lloyd's Register to evaluate its nuclear reactors, according to a director at Lloyd's.
