Shareholders of Chile-based firm CFR Pharmaceuticals gave a nod on Friday for a sweetened takeover offer for South African drug maker Adcock Ingram in a bid to woo the top shareholder of the South African firm.
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TPG in advanced talks to acquire US beauty brand e.l.f. Cosmetics -sources
California-based early stage investment platform TPG Growth is in advanced talks to acquire New York-based beauty company e.l.f. Cosmetics, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Wilbur Ross-backed Talmer Bancorp files for $230M IPO in the US
Michigan, US-based Talmer Bancorp Inc, a company backed by billionaire Wilbur Ross, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock worth $230 million with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
New York's Virtu Financial files confidential IPO documents -sources
New York, US-based electronic trading firm Virtu Financial Inc filed confidential documents for an initial public offering (IPO), according to sources familiar with the situation.
Mega buyout funds rake in the most money--Preqin
Of all the capital raised for private equity buyout funds last year, half of it went to the biggest funds, according to data published on Friday by London-based research firm Preqin.
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Maryland, US-based healthcare firm WellDoc bagged $20 million from Windham Venture Partners and Merck Global Health Innovation Fund to market BlueStar, the first mobile therapy prescription for diabetes.
British biotechnology startup QuantuMDx turned to crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise funds for the development and commercialization of a hand-held device that can diagnose malaria rapidly.
Colorado, US-based cloud provider Peak (formerly PeakColo) raised $4 million in a new funding round from existing investors Sweetwater Capital and Meritage Funds, according to company press release.
Deutsche Bank has acquired the WestendDuo office tower in Frankfurt from CBRE Global Investors for about €240 million. The German lender also bought an office-development project in Paris, called In Situ, for around €104 million.
Joseph Dear, the Chief Investment Officer of Calpers, the largest public pension plan in the US, has taken a medical leave to continue his personal health treatments, Bloomberg reported.
Nomura Holdings Inc, through Nomura Asset Management, will be purchasing ING Securities Investment & Trust Co, the Taiwanese investment unit of Dutch company ING Groep NV, Bloomberg reported.
Gemany-based eHealth solutions provider CompuGroup Medical AG said it has inked an agreement to acquire France-based software maker Imagine Editions and Imagine Assistance for an undisclosed amount.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners will invest over $200 million for a stake in Chinese education company EIC Group. CVC will buy the stake from rival investment firm Actis Capital.
LQ Inversiones Financieras, Banco de Chile's majority shareholder, will sell up to 6.9 billion shares equivalent to $963 million. The exit deal would reduce LQ's stake in the Chilean lender from 58.4% to 51%.
