US-based party goods retailer Party City Holdings Inc is preparing for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in early 2014, according to anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
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Vince Holding proves fashion still sizzles in Wall Street in IPO
Clothing retailer Vince Holdings showed that fashion is still hot among public investors as it prices its shares one dollar above marketing range in its public debut.
Three bidders remain for Johnson & Johnson's diagnostic unit- sources
Only three potential buyers from at least five who expressed initial interest were left to bid for the Ortho Clinical Diagnostics business of healthcare firm Johnson & Johnson, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
The Hunt raises USD5.5 million for strange shopping app
The Hunt, an online community where you can track down items you covet, raised USD5.5 million in its first round of institutional funding to create an iPhone app for the site.
Loeb: USD 1 billion stake in SoftBank Corp; Einhorn warns of "bubble-like" conditions
Third Point's Daniel Loeb said he held more than USD 1 billion stake in Softbank Corp while Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn warned of "bubble-like" conditions in some stocks in the Robin Hood Investors Conference.
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Officials of Jefferson County in Alabama said it had arrived at a new agreement with its Wall Street creditors that would pave the way for its exit from its USD 4.2 billion bankruptcy.
A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization revealed that political will and farmer involvement are crucial for biotech research and innovation to succeed in reducing poverty in developing countries.
Online music-streaming service Spotify has raised $250 million in a new funding round, making it one of the world's most richly capitalized start-ups.
Sources name the Carlyle Group LP and a combined group from Danaher Corp and Blackstone Group LP to have successfully advanced to the final stage of sale negotiations for J&J's diagnostics unit
Chinese drug retailer Asia Health Century International, backed by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd, is planning a Hong Kong IPO of up to $300 million next month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
iSTAR Medical SA, a privately held ophthalmic device company and first spinout of Healionics Corporation, today announced it has raised EUR 4.0 million from institutional investors in a Series A financing.
Italian bank UniCredit said on Thursday that it may consider selling its indirect stake in professional football team Associazione Sportiva (AS) Roma, although no decision had yet been made.
China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. is looking to raise USD2.45 billion in an initial public offering at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Cinda will sell 5.3 billion shares priced at HKD3.00 to HKD3.58 per share.
Chairman Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al Maktoum said Shuaa Capital is exploring a joint venture, partial sale or bond as possible avenues to grow the company.
