As reported by Dow Jones, Celesio shares increase after McKesson interest in buyout becomes public. After a report that the McKesson Corp was in discussions with Celesio AG majority shareholder Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH as to a possible buyout, share values of the German drug wholesaler rose to their highest in seventeen years.
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Aldar Properties seek bridge loan to pay off maturing debt
Aldar Properties, after being bailed out by the Abu Dhabi government, had discussed obtaining a bridge loan to pay off debts.
A one day-old startup may sell for USD1 billion in the near future- TheNextWeb founder
TheNextWeb co-founder Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten was confident in early-stage startups achieving entrepreneurial success in as short as a weekend or one day.
Flipkart, India's Amazon, raises additional USD160 million in funding
Flipkart, the largest e-commerce marketplace in India, had raised USD360 million total in investments from its recent funding round.
Koch Bros forays into power market with Texas plant purchase
Koch Industries Inc had announced its acquisition of a 1,055-megawatt Odessa Power plant in Texas. On Tuesday, Koch Industries Inc said that it had bought the 1,055-megawatt Odessa Power plant through its unit of subsidiary Koch Energy Services LLC.
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Tele2 Russia and Rostelecom set to merge after an agreement was formalized to create the fourth largest mobile operator in Russia.
Francisco Partners, a private equity firm focused on technology, announced today a strategic investment in NexTech that would be subject to customary closing conditions.
Tata Power buys a wind farm while DLF Ltd divests one in differing transactions in Indian wind power generation business.
Venture funding amounting to USD1.5 million in venture funding was received by elevate DIGITAL for its expansion and development purposes.
The global satellite services would be expanded through the capital investment of I2BF Global Ventures in Dauria Aerospace.
Molecular Templates scored USD 8.5 million in its Series C round led by Excel Venture Management. Biopharmaceutical company Molecular Templates Inc closed its Series C financing with USD 8.
Lime Rock closed its third fund with USD 750 million in capital commitments. Private equity company Lime Rock said it was able to close Lime Rock Resources III with capital commitments amounting to USD 750 million.
Google Ventures led the Series B funding round for software firm Enterproid, of which the round raised USD12 million.
Software company Fenergo raised EUR 4 million from Investec Ventures-backed Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund.
