SPIE, a French engineering group that makes facilities more energy-efficient, is reportedly mulling over an initial public offering in late 2014. SPIE's shareholders, private equity firms Ardian, Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Quebec's pension fund Cassie, will likely decide on the listing in the first quarter.
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Nintendo to implement temporary eShop blackout to fix merger and high traffic woes
Japan-based gaming company Nintendo will temporarily take down its eShop for 12 hours beginning 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time to remedy high traffic and merger issues, according to The Next Web.
Norway's Telenor increases stake in India's Telewings to 74pct
Norway-based firm Telenor has bought additional shares worth INR1,000 crore in India-based telecom firm Telewings Communications, bringing its ownership in the Indian firm to 74%.
PCH International acquires Australian distribution firm Conexus
Cork, Ireland-based consumer electronics distributor PCH International announced it has acquired Australian distribution company Conexus for an undisclosed amount to give its clients better access to the Australian and Asian markets.
Upcoming Monte Paschi meeting spurs tension on cash call
The intention of Monte dei Paschi di Siena's largest shareholder to postpone the planned cash call until the middle of next year has irked Profumo and chief executive officer Fabrizio Viola.
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Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp have asked regulators to make sure that Microsoft's takeover of Nokia's handset business will not result to increased patent fees in wireless technology, according to sources who talked to Bloomberg.
India-based integrated components manufacturer Amtek Auto agreed to acquire significant business interests in Germany-based integrated machine manufacturer Kuepper group in a deal reportedly valued at €200 million.
Swedish laboratory Nordic Society for Intervention and Discovery (NSID) has raised funding via Indiegogo to develop No More Woof, a headset prototype that translates dogs' thoughts into English.
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced that it has renewed an option to buy land in Monaca,Pennsylvania owned by metal-processing company Horsehead Holding Corp. Shell has a $2 billion ethylene plant building proposal for the said site.
The Development Bank of Japan will acquire a 24.95% stake in the Gunfleet Sands Facility, a 172-megawatt offshore wind project located in England. DBJ will buy the stake from Marubeni Corp., which bought its holding originally for $329 million.
York, UK-based air conditioning and refrigeration technology services provider Cooltec Services has attracted £40,000 in business loan from Finance Yorkshire for its much-needed working capital.
Petroleum firm Total SA has put up for sale a 15% stake in its Congo oil exploration and production unit Total E&P Congo. The said holding was sold to Qatar Petroleum International for $1.6 billion.
A holiday shopping season slump failed to materialize in the UK as shoppers flocked to stores on Boxing Day, giving British retailers a boost, The Telegraph reported.
Juergen Weber, the chairman of Hapag-Lloyd AG, said that Hamburg-Sued should participate in merger talks between his company and smaller Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA.
