Norway's Aker Solutions ASA on Friday announced that it will divest its well intervention business to Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners. The transaction is worth USD654.31 million, including debt.
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New York bets USD225 million on green energy
The New York governor announced that the state is investing USD225 million in clean tech startups Soraa and Silevo to build two research and development facilities in Buffalo.
Odebrecht and Changi to buy Rio Airport for USD8.3 billion
The Galeao airport in Rio de Janeiro was sold to Odebrecht and its partner Changi Airports International for USD8.3 billion, a value almost four times the minimum bid.
Owner sues seller, media companies over misinterpretation of Houston Astros value
Drayton McLane Jr, Comcast and NBC Universal said that Jim Crane's claim that they cheated him out of the acquisition deal of US professional baseball team the Houston Astros was ludicrous.
Colorado building and battery startups receive funding from investors
Colorado-based building and battery startups Prescient, Boulder Ionics, and RoundPegg announced that they received funding from investors this week, which will be used for expansion and development.
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Kareem Serageldin, a former banker of Credit Suisse, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the scheme that inflated the prices of subprime mortgage bonds artificially at a time when housing and credit conditions were taking a turn for the worse.
California-based Green Dot Corp. intends to buy GE Capital's Wal-Mart branded prepaid debit cards. The deal will bring in over USD276 million in total deposits to Green Dot's bank in Utah.
Chinese real estate developer Sichuan Xinglida Group Enterprises Co bought the Torrance Marriott hotel in South Bay, California for USD74 million, according real estate broker John Strauss.
NBC Universal is close to getting a minority stake in a new company being formed by technology journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher whom runs AllThingsD from sources whom are familiar with the situation.
Microsoft Corp. is set to secure a European Union (EU) approval for its proposed USD7.3 billion takeover of Nokia's mobile phone business. Regulators from various countries had already given the green light to the deal.
US-based education startup Coursera added another USD20 million to its USD43 million Series B funding, bringing in a total of USD63 million for the round.
New York's Sycamore Partners LLC is nearing a deal to acquire apparel retailer Jones Group Inc. The private equity firm is reportedly offering a price of USD16 per share, totaling the size of the deal to USD1.3 billion.
Cousera raised an additional USD 20 million in funding, bringing to a total tally of USD 63 million raised just from its Series B funding round. Backers behind this round were three of the universities that offered courses on Coursera and existing investors such as GSV Capital and Learn Capital.
Although Nissan had set a timeframe of its release of self-driving cars to the public, a report by US News argued that Google might be launching its version of the self-driving car earlier.
