Atos is seeking for a minority investor for its electronic payments unit. Atos, a French computer services firm, has received informal bids from potential partners for its new electronic-payments unit.
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Carestream Bidders Down to Two
Only two private equity firms are in the running for Onex Corp's Carestream Health Inc as others pulled out citing uncertain outlook for the company's future.
US$2 Million for Dynamic Yield from Series A
Dynamic Yield raises US$2 million in Series A funding. Dynamic Yield announced today that it was able to raise $2 million in its Series A funding round.
Greece's Largest Bank to Sell 12% of its Shares
The Greece National Bank would be selling 12% of its share offering to private placement. The largest lender in Greece, the National Bank, is aiming to sell at least 12% of its Eur9.
Pre 2007 Debt Crisis Levels Seen
In a warning report, Reuters has found that debt issuances by companies have reached near 2007 levels.
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Tata Steel is issuing ten year Singapore dollar denominated bonds at 5.25%. A local market deal has been formalized and was launched this morning. The deal was Tata Steel's ten year Reg S Singapore dollar denominated bond at 5.
Cathay Fortune offered cash bid with the condition that equity fundraising efforts be halted. Cathay Fortune Corp has proposed a new bid for Discovery Metals on the condition that Discovery stops its plans to raise funds through equity sales.
Deutsche Bank and Mainfirst would conduct pre-IPO private placement sales of Evonik shares. Deutsche Bank and Mainfirst, two major investment banks are in the process of placing up to 2% of the shares in Evonik, the Germany based chemical company.
Argos Soditic acquires Natural Distribution for an undisclosed amount. Argos Soditic, an independent European private equity group with offices in Geneva, Paris and Milan, disclosed to the public that it acquired the National Distribution Group.
The Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index rose from 2012, indicating improved market opportunities for the year.
Funding for Genticel's HPV raises Eur18.2 million. Genticel, a biopharmaceutical company that develops original vaccines for patients who are contaminated with the human papillomavirus, announced today that it was able to secure Eur18.
Volometrix Concludes Series A Financing totalling US$3.3 million with US$1.6 million coming from Shasta Ventures.
GDC Technology to issue an IPO worth US$100 million in the United States, the biggest for a Chinese firm in the past two years.
PPR SA purchase Pomellato for an undisclosed amount. The French owner of Gucci and Puma SE, PPR SA has recently announced it would be purchasing a majority stake in Pomellato of Italy from RA.
