Market sources had told Reuters that Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej (BGZ) SA would be getting a potential bid from PZU Group-backed Alior, a Polish lender.

Avaya Inc had explored a sale earlier this year instead of taking the company private, said a Reuters report.

Sources told Reuters that Silver Lake and TPG Capital LP, owners of hardware and software giant Avaya Inc, were contemplating on a sale of the company after plans for a public listing fizzled out.

Google, SAP and Cisco had been in discussions to possible acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, said a Reuters report.

The withdrawal of Carl Icahn's threat to have a court declared valuation is a sign that the billionaire investor's short term goals.

Applications with the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service was filed by two Bank Rossiya as they bid to purchase shareholdings in Tele2 from state backed bank VTB.

Activist investor Jana Partners LLC had reported a 13.5% stake in Outerwall Inc. and said it was exploring options including a possible sale, according to a Reuters report.

Twitter, with its more than million followers, would grow in the future avoiding Facebook's pitfalls.

Three US investment companies reportedly placed bids for the Irish properties of Lloyds Bank. Sources told Bloomberg that Lone Star Funds, Apollo Global Management and Goldman Sachs Group Inc had placed bids for the Irish properties that were put up for sale by Lloyds Banking Group.

Educational company Anima Educacao would be undertaking a USD 158 million IPO later this month. Brazil-based educational firm Anima Educacao said it had set an initial public offering later this month.