According to a securities filing, BlackBerry Ltd co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin were said to have an interest in putting up an alternative bid for the smartphone maker.

Elliot Management is holding out for a higher valuation of its shareholdings in Kabel Deutschland in the takeover bid by Vodafone Group Plc.

Marlin Equity Partners bought iolo technologies and merged the acquired company with Phoenix Technologies.

Mobile financial solutions provider Level initially closed its Series A funding round with USD 5 million.

CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund sold Allopartis Biotechnologies to Novozymes. CaICEF Clean Energy Angel Fund I exited from its portfolio company Alloparties Biotechnologies Inc.

Clients of private banks and private equity firms had taken steps to ensure themselves just in case the government shutdown would result to a US default.

The Carlyle Group obtained approval from the Southwark Council Strategic Planning Committee for the South Bank development project.

Liberty Media said it bought back 5.2% of its own stock from Comcast Corp for USD 417 million. Liberty Media Corp bought back 5. 2% of its own shares from Comcast Corp in a cash deal worth USD 417 million.

Chief executive Fabrizio Viola of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA had told reporters on Thursday that the bank would be increasing its capital via shareholder options.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd would not list on the Hong Kong bourse, nor had plans to list on New York or any other bourse, said Chief Executive Jonathan Lu to Reuters.