Private equity firm Advent International made a cash offer of USD1.58 billion for Dutch business software maker UNIT4 NV in a deal that was recommended by UNIT4 to its shareholders.
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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan buys Burton's Biscuit Co.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Canada's largest single-profession pension plan, said it would be buying British Burton's Biscuit Co. for an unspecified amount from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and affiliates of Apollo Global Management.
Indian companies nab 360 private equity deals worth a combined USD8.9 billion
Companies in India closed 360 private equity deals in the January-October period of this year. The total value of private equity deals amounted to USD8.9 billion.
German DEG acquires stake in Chase Bank Kenya worth USD10 million
German investment firm DEG bought a stake in Kenyan Chase Bank worth USD10 million. Chase said DEG's investment will be used to finance their expansion, including the creation of new outlets.
Galaxy Entertainment to consider USD5 billion investment in Japan and Taiwan
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, the second-largest casino operator in Macau, announced its intention to invest USD5 billion in Japan and China if the gambling markets open in those countries.
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CDC Group said they would be backing New Delhi-based renewable energy developer Green Infra Ltd with a USD 25 million investment to enhance the latter's production capacity.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren said large international banks with broker-dealer units placed the financial system at risk, and as such, regulators should ensure that they have adequate capital.
Australia-based Corporate Travel Management (CTM) announced that it is seeking to raise AUD53 million (USD49.6 million) to buy a 75.1% stake in travel service provider Westminster Travel.
Equity investors were seeing fewer options to place their bets on the market as the stock rally had driven up company valuations, said a Bloomberg report.
Singapore-based fund manager Duxton Asset Management purchased a 50% in seven cattle and sheep farms in Otago, New Zealand, and is looking for further investments in the country.
South Korea was reported to be a possible investor in Britain's nuclear power market after the Asian country hired Lloyd's Register to evaluate its nuclear reactors, according to a director at Lloyd's.
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, said it has bought a 33.3% stake in Swiss carrier Darwin Airline for an undisclosed amount.
A report from the Financial News website said private equity companies were now looking for investments in fossil fuels prompted by large discoveries of shale gas in the US.
Sources who were familiar with the proceedings said the bidding group who planned to buy the aircraft-leasing unit of American International Group Inc would be welcoming Chinese financier Xiao Jianhua and Taiwanese tycoon Richard Tsai as its additional partners.
