Australia-based mining firm Rio Tinto Ltd purchased C$1.29 billion (A$1.32 billion) worth of shares in Canada-based mining company Turquoise Hill Resources out of contractual obligations but maintained its present stake.
Industrials
Tyco International Ltd narrows list of potential private equity acquirers for Caps Co- sources
Tyco International Ltd has shortlisted the list of private equity firms interested in acquiring the industrial conglomerate's South Korean unit, according to sources interviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Colombia's Grupo Energy picks up $650M stake in Peru gas pipeline
Colombia-based firm Grupo Energia de Bogota inked a deal valued at $650 million to acquire a 23.61% stake in Peru-based gas pipeline operator Transportadora de Gas del Peru.
IFC invests in US submarine cable operator Seaborn Networks
World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) invested an undisclosed amount in US-based submarine fiber optic cable system developer and operator Seaborn Network Holdings LLC.
North American oil producer IronGate acquires Green Light
Texas, US-based oil and gas exploration and production services provider IronGate Energy Services acquired North Dakota-based firm Green Light Energy Services for an undisclosed amount.
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UK oil engineering company Amec Plc has agreed to buy Foster Wheeler for $3.2 billion, paving the way for Amec to expand operations overseas, Bloomberg reported.
Cleveland, Ohio-based recycling company Vadxx Energy received funding from Liberation Capital, a private equity firm, for its first commercial-scale facility that can transform plastic waste to energy.
Rebellion Photonics Inc, a provider of cameras with the power to detect gas leaks in oil rigs and refineries, closed its Series A round with $10.4 million.
England-based rigid plastic packaging products supplier RPC Group PLC has added Bosnia and Herzegovina-based injection molder Helioplast d.o.o. in a deal valued at £8.4 million ($13 million).
As the Chinese government plans to consolidate production, Anhui Conch Cement Co said it plans to increase its capacity to 30 million metric tons through acquisitions, Bloomberg reported.
The Panama Canal Authority and a building consortium led by Spain's Sacyr Vallehermoso SA on Tuesday agreed to put up at least $100 million each to keep the Panama Canal expansion project running. The two parties are at odds over who should pay for $1.6 billion in project cost overruns.
Sandvik, a high-technology engineering firm based in Sweden, has agreed to buy Texas-based Varel International Energy Services for a price tag of about $740 million.
Houston, US-based firm Fieldwood Energy LLC, a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings LLC, bought the Gulf Coast unit of Oklahoma-based firm SandRidge Energy Inc in a deal valued at $750 million.
Bourbon, a Paris-based operator of supply and crew ships for the oil industry, sold a dozen vessels to China's ICBC Financial Leasing as part of its plan to make a dent on its debt, Bloomberg reported.
