As the value of the Bitcoin reached a landmark USD700 valuation, The US Senate committee held a hearing with experts, lobbyists and federal regulators to discuss about the potential threats, risks and benefits of virtual currency.
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Blackstone's Greater China Chairman to step down from post to lead Nan Fung Group Holdings
Antony Leung, the Greater China Chairman of Blackstone Group, would be making an exit from the private equity company to become the Chief Executive Officer of Nan Fung Group Holdings Ltd.
CEPSA takes over Coastal Energy Co. For CAD2.3 billion
Spanish multinational oil firm CEPSA bought Canadian Coastal Energy Co. for CAD2.3 billion (USD2.21 million) including debt. CEPSA will pay CAD19 per Coastal Energy share in cash.
Three exchange companies weigh bids for Euronext
Euronext attracted individual bids from three exchange firms just a week after the company was acquired by IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Singapore's Ascendas to raise SGD600 million to invest in Indian real estate
Singapore's Ascendas Pte Ltd. on Tuesday said it would raise SGD600 million (USD481.6 million) to invest in real estate in India. Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC Pte Ltd. would be a principal investor in Ascenda's fund.
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UK-based Aberdeen Asset Management revealed its plan to take away businesses from US investment managers such as BlackRock and Vanguard after completing the acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP).
A request by the central bank of India to be given exemption from the provisions in Section 54 of the Competition Act, which seeks to regulate bank mergers within a certain period, India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs rejected such request.
Pennsylvania-based ESSA Bancorp Inc signed a definitive agreement to acquire Franklin Security Bancorp in an all-cash transaction that is expected to be finalized by the second quarter of 2014.
American private equity firm Blackstone Group and its affiliate Panchshil Realty acquired a 49% stake in Express Towers for INR 900 crore. The yield-generating asset was previously held by the Indian Express Group and ICICI Venture.
Young technology companies were now looking for high valuations, according to a report from The New York Times Dealbook. Dropbox is the latest among them.
France-based black car service provider LeCab raised USD6.8 million (EUR5 million) in a Series B funding round from undisclosed investors, to be used for the expansion of the company's service and manpower.
New York-based startup LightSail Education received USD3.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Viceroy Capital Advisors for marketing an app that helps improve students' literacy.
North Carolina-based payments platform Spreedly secured an additional USD500,000 in seed funding from Belgian angel investors group Emerge.be to be used for product development and hiring of additional staff.
San Francisco-based Dropbox said that it targets to raise USD250 million in its third funding round. If successful, this would give the web storage company a valuation of more than USD8 billion.
