Macoma, a biofuel company had withdrawn its IPO filing citing market conditions. Mascoma Corp, a biofuel firm backed by Vinod Khosla, withdrew its registration for its planned initial public offering.

In the wake of the 2007 mortgage crisis, a group of Singaporean investors have filed suit against Morgan Stanley for their role in the debacle.

Warburg Pincus opens Bausch & Lomb for IPO at the same time seeking purchaser for the company. Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc has recently filed papers with US regulators for its initial public offering.

Esure and Greencoat performance in London bourse is portent of things to come for the market. Two companies provide the barometer for new stock offerings last Friday, as they attracted strong demand at the time when there is a clear improvement in investor confidence.

The US, with its latest megadeals, lead the volume in mergers and acquisitions, overshadowing the bleak future of Europe and Asia.

The reported interest of Nelson Peltz in Pepsico and Mondelez caused share prices of the two food giants to increase.

Despite the clamor for more executive payroll controls, Credit Suisse decides to increase the pay of its CEO in 2012.

BP, as promised, returns nearly US$8 billion to its investors through a share buy back program. British oil giant British Petroleum or BP Has announced that starting Friday, it would be conducting a buy back share program in consonance with its promise to reward shareholders after its sale of its interests in TNK-BP.

French insurer AXA is now finalizing the sale of the majority state in its private equity arm to a group of investors in a deal worth about 500 million euros.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it has enough support from its shareholders to buy rival Inmet Mining Corp. in a C$5.1 billion deal.