Shares of Israel-based Given Imaging got a boost after news broke that Dublin, Ireland-based Covidien would be buying the firm's outstanding shares at a premium.

Bob Diamond, the former boss of Barclays, is set to return to banking by listing a shell company in London in the next few weeks to invest in the African financial sector, a source familiar with the matter said.

The Belfast Telegraph said in a report that Ministry of Defence Secretary Philip Hammond will be left working out other options after plans for purchasing military equipment via a private consortium had failed.

A Business Insider report cited multiple sources who provided a background story on why Yahoo Inc was not keen to acquire the company of mobile app Ptch, and why DWI Investments were not happy with the outcome of the deal.

Granules India, a pharmaceutical manufacturer in India, secured the approval of its shareholders regarding its planned merger of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) manufacturer Auctus Pharma.

Formosa International Hotels chairman Steven Pan Si-liang is not daunted to the task of expanding the Regent Hotel brand to saturated Hong Kong and China markets, as evident in a recent interview by the South China Morning Post.

STI, a developer and provider of education data management solutions, announced its acquisition of education app store Chalkable, of which the latter was rumored to be acquired for USD10 million.

Programming toy robot maker Play-i raised USD1.4 million from investors all over the world via its crowdfunding campaign on its website that lasted 31 days.

Saudi International Petrochemical Company and Sahara Petrochemical Company agreed to start due diligence over a planned merger deal. The deal is reportedly worth SAR6.67 billion.

State-backed Power Grid Corporation is looking to raise as much as INR7,600 crore by selling 84.71 crore shares in a follow-on public offering. Shares will be priced at INR85 to INR90 apiece.