Vietnam's largest mall operator had recently decided to withdraw its IPO and bond listing in the SGX due to continued capital flight from emerging markets.

One scenario is the divestment of the L'Oreal shares but Nestle may pull a surprise at the last minute.

Singapore is the listing index for Xyec Holdings instead of Japan. The first Japanese firm to debut exclusively in Singapore, Xyec Holdings Co, plans to expand its information technology expertise to Southeast Asia through local purchases and engagement of local talent.

Zoopla engaged the services of Credit Suisse for its IPO. Zoopla, the British property website, had engaged the services of the investment bank Credit Suisse in order to explore growth opportunities.

In an expected move, Versace is set to sell minority shares. The Italian luxury goods house Versace was, eariier this year was in discussion with a sale to Qatar, contracted to privately sell a minority stake in 2013.

Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments Group had drafted plans to undertake an IPO. The Merlin Entertainments Group has planned to raise nearly GBP3 billion or USD4.

Generali Chairman Gabriele Galateri said that it had planned to exit the company through a stake sale unless it comes up with a convincing business plan.

A senior official of the Pentagon told Reuters that the US government would be in danger to defaulting weapons contract payments should they halt Egyptian aid.

Generali Chairman Gabriele Galateri told Reuters in an interview that the company would be selling its stake in Telecom Italia depending on the decision made during the Italian phone company's shareholders meeting.

Private equity firm LDC would be expecting a windfall from the recent sale of energy management group Matrix and its parent company Green Sky Energy to German energy company E.ON.