The OAO Moscow Exchange is considering to extend its bourse's trading hours after the elimination of winter time in Russia saw the reduction of the country's trading volumes.
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South Korea gives green light to MBK's $1.75 billion takeover of ING Life Korea
South Korea's Financial Services Commission on Wednesday cleared MBK Partners' $1.75 billion acquisition of ING Groep's Korean insurer. MBK bought 8.2 million shares in ING Life Korea.
FirstGroup rejects hedge fund call for company breakup and asset sales
UK-based FirstGroup said no to the proposal of hedge fund Sandell Asset Management to split the company and sell assets, saying the plan contained a number of structural flaws and inaccuracies, a Bloomberg report said.
Rosslyn Analytics nabs £2.1 million before New Year IPO
Cloud-based data management startup Rosslyn Analytics raised £2.1 million in a funding round joined by Amati Global Partners and IQ Capital. Rosslyn also eyes a listing on AIM early next year.
ITV sells last of its stake in Scottish broadcaster STV for £7.5 million
London-based broadcaster ITV Plc has sold its remaining 6.79% stake in Scotland-based broadcaster STV for £7.5 million, severing a shareholder relationship that goes back to the 1990s.
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A Financial Times report said activist investor Sandell Asset Management has written a letter to UK transport group FirstGroup to sell its US businesses so it can pay down debt.
Lakshmi Mittal, chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, is negotiating with infrastructure company GMR Group to acquire a stake in Delhi Daredevils. The cricket team plays in the Indian Premier League.
Italian ski wear maker Moncler intends to price its initial public offering at €10.20 per share, the top of its earlier indicated range. The deal will reportedly raise €585 million to €681 million.
HSBC Holdings PLC has put up for sale its 8% stake in Bank of Shanghai Co. HSBC sold its holding in the Chinese bank to Spain's Santandar SA for an undisclosed sum.
Belfast-based scientific camera maker Andor Technology has finally agreed to a GBP176 million takeover bid from Oxford Instruments after five months of stalemate between the two firms.
Tomkins Ltd. has began the process for an exit deal that could bring in at least USD6 billion to the British manufacturer. It reportedly hired Goldman Sachs Group to advise on its proposed sale or listing.
Belgian postal group BPost said on Tuesday that its private equity backers, which still owned a 19.7 percent stake in the group after it was floated in June, would sell their shares in an accelerated bookbuild.
The National Stock Exchange data revealed Heineken International BV today increased its shareholder interest in India's United Breweries for USD45.8 million or INR2.8 billion.
Monsanto Company and Novozymes A/S formed a strategic cooperation called "The BioAg Alliance" in order to capitalize each other's capabilities in microbial technologies and commercial markets.
