The Royal Bank of Scotland raised GBP 630 million by selling all the shares it holds in insurer Direct Line.

Twitter Inc. had been in talks to add more banks to its upcoming IPO, said sources. Twitter Inc. had been in discussion to add banks to its underwriting syndicate.

Agilent Technologies announced a spinoff plan that would create two separate public companies. Agilent Technologies is the manufacturer of scientific-testing equipment spun off from Hewlett Packard Co.

Belgian financial group Dexia said it would enter into exclusive talks with New York Life Investment as it planned to sell the company's asset management unit.

In a bid to expand sales and revenues for its sale of shares, the NZ government allowed a two part installment payment plan for the purchase of the shares from Meridian Energy.

BIND Therapeutics announced the pricing of its initial public offer of 4,700,000 shares at USD15 per share.

The Empire State Realty Trust Inc. whose properties include the Empire State Building had filed to raise a hefty USD1.07 billion in proceeds, according to a regulatory filing today.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. reached a milestone in cleaning up its legal affairs however it had also left the company a hefty USD1 billion settlement payments.

In order to sell its shareholdings during its IPO, ClubCorp Holdings is pricing its shares below marketed price.

CHC Group Ltd, a company owned by First Reserve Corp, had filed documentation seeking permission to conduct an IPO of its shares.