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Billabong and Sycamore in Exclusive Takeover Talks

Australian surfwear firm Billabong announced that it has entered into a 10-day exclusive takeover talks with its former head Paul Naude and private equity firm Sycamore Partners.


SEC Adopts New Rules on Identity Theft

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules that require stock brokerages, mutual funds and investment advisers to establish programs to help detect identity theft.

Toronto Start-Up ThoughtWire Gets Canadian Government Support

The Canadian government has announced a government investment that allows Toronto-based startup ThoughtWire access to close to $2 million financing from southern Ontario angel investors to accelerate the development of its innovative software platform.

Cortland Fund Services to Provide Fund Administration Services to Four PE Real Estate Funds

Cortland Fund Services has been chosen to provide fund administration services to four new private equity real estate funds managed by real estate management firm BainbridgeZKS.


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WellTok Completes new series B round funding. The developer of CafeWell, the top Social Health Management Platform has announced the completion of its Series B funding activities.
Indian private equity investments decreased by a quarter in Q1 2013, according to the latest Quarterly Deal Report of VCCEdge.
Private equity firm Carlyle Group is the new owner of Central Plaza, an office building in Shanghai, China, acquiring it for $267 million from Forterra Trust, a Singapore-listed real estate fund.
Treehouse grows with Series B financing from Kaplan Ventures. The Series B Preferred financing round of Treehouse Island, the online coding education platform, raised a sum of US $7 Million.
ParElastic raises an additional US$5.7 million in additional funding. ParElastic Corporation, the purveyors of cloud data management business, announced today that they were able to obtain an additional $5.
The owners of Evonik are offering by private placement two percent of its shares before its eventual IPO days later.
Nomos Bank would offer a dollar denominated Eurobond through a roadshow. The Russian financial institution Nomos Bank is one of the few banks in Russia listed in the country's stock exchange.
SunTech exploring options with investors and buyers of assets. Beleaguered Chinese solar panel manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd is now seeking to sell off some of its assets.
Intelstat would undertake an IPO worth about US $500 million. A proposed IPO worth US $500 million would test the resolve of investors for financial leverage in Intelsat Global Holdings SA.
Qatar has finalized payment and transfer terms for Printemps. Qatar has finalized its agreement to acquire French retailer Printemps for Eur 1. 6 billion or US $2.
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