Sources told the Financial Times that billionaire George Soros has bought a 3.1% stake in Spanish builder FCC. The acquisition happened just three months after Microsoft's Bill Gates also made a bet on the company.
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Fisker asks bankruptcy court to reject company sale to China's Wanxiang Group
Fisker Automotive, the bankrupt maker of plug-in hybrid sports cars, seeks a bankruptcy court ruling rejecting the company's sale to Chinese auto parts company Wanxiang Group. Fisker blames Wanxiang for its bankruptcy.
Seattle matchmaking platform LikeBright acquires Utah's Matchmate
In its first-ever acquisition, Seattle-based online dating site LikeBright picked up Utah-based matchmaking software firm MatchMate and is now embarking on a $1 million fundraising round.
Canadian Pacific Railway to sell western portion of line to G&W in $210M deal
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said it will be exiting a part of its Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern line to Genesee & Wyoming Inc for a price tag of $210 million.
Eike Batista's Oleo e Gas to honor $31.2 million oil field debt
Oleo e Gas Participacoes, controlled by Brazilian investor Eike Batista, promised to repay its $31.2 million debt in two oil fields located south of Rio de Janeiro. Oleo e Gas could lose its 40% stake in the said oil fields if it fails to repay its joint venture partners.
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Australia-based investment company Keybridge Capital Ltd is considering a share buyback using its $20.5 million cash in an effort to repel a takeover by its rival Oceania Capital.
The rising use of mobile computing has prompted the development of fresh technology startups around the world as international entrepreneurs hope to get a share of the markets for tablets and smartphones, the Financial Times reported.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has signed a deal to invest in London’s Broadgate development through a joint venture partnership with UK-based real estate developer British Land.
Investor demand for shares of auto lender Ally Financial has grown as evidenced by the increasingly high prices paid for them in recent private transactions, sources told Reuters.
IMS Health Holdings, which is backed by private equity fund TPG Capital Funds LP, Leonard Green & Partners LP and pension fund Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to raise as much as $100 million in a listing at the New York Stock Exchange.
House of Fraser, a 160-year-old department store chain based in UK, expects a floatation by the end of 2014. The British retailer however remains in exclusive talks with French peer Galeries Lafayette on a possible buyout.
Australia-based protective clothing manufacturer Ansell Ltd has completed the purchase of US-based firm BarrierSafe Solutions International in a deal valued at $615 million (A$692.29 million).
Through a joint venture formed with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co formed in 2012, US-based Silicon Valley Bank looks to meet the demand of investors for China funds.
Joseph Lieberman, a former US senator from Connecticut and onetime vice-presidential candidate, will join private equity firm Victory Park Capital Advisors LLC as chairman of its executive board.
