Standard & Poor's downgraded France's credit rating from AA+ to AA, citing President Francois Hollande's ineffective growth policies.
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Crestview seeks USD4 billion for third fund
Crestview Partners started its fundraising efforts for USD3 billion for its third middle market fund.
UBS AG to pay back Swiss National Bank for bailout fund value
The Stability Fund was created as part of the bailout package of UBS AG and now, it was time for the bank to pay back the fund under a given formula.
Johnson Controls acquires majority share in South American battery company
Johnson Controls recently bought 90% of the stakes in battery maker MAC. Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) announced its acquisition of a majority stake in battery company MAC, which conducts business across Central and South America, This was according to a report published by Journal Sentinel.
Macquarie challenges Aberdeen with rival SWIP bid
Macquarie Group Ltd said it would make a GBP500 million offer for Scottish Windows Investment Partnership, which was reported to receive a previous bid from deen Asset Management Plc.
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The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Healthcare conglomerate Danaher Corp has teamed up with Blackstone Group LP BX.
Johannesburg-based Standard Bank said it would be selling its London-based trading unit to a yet-unconfirmed buyer.
German animal health product supplier Boehringer Ingelheim announced its intention to acquire poultry vaccine maker Lohmann Animal Health.
Leap wireless revealed that it had lost 196,000 customers as it was poised to merge with telecom giant AT&T.
Many private equity firms and partnerships are in the process of formulating their bids for diagnostic unit of Johnson&Johnson.
Feronia identified the private placement equity investors and the breakdowns as to their purchases.
New Zealand's dairy manufacturer Fonterra signed a deal to acquire troubled Tasmania-based company Tamar Valley Dairy.
Estonia revealed its plan to raise a new fund of EUR60 million for the development of a second Skype.
Espresso Logic's first reactive logic programming based database backend merits seed funding in the amount of USD1.6 million from renowned Silicon Valley angel investors such as Inventus Capital.
