Microinverter maker Sparq Systems Inc secured USD 2.75 million from MaRS Cleantech Fund and other venture capital firms.

Canada-based Saputo's bid of USD 432 million had so far bested all other offers for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co.

The government of New Brunswick, a province in Canada, had invested USD 5 million for its Startup Investment Fund.

The procedures for the Nov 19 auction had been approved by a bankruptcy court. US supermarket chain Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market Inc won approval in court of its scheduled Nov.

ICU Medical Inc sought to sell itself but recent negotiations had broken down with one prospect, GTCR LLC.

DIRTT filed for a USD 45 million initial public offering in Canada. Doing It Right This Time or DIRTT Environmental Solutions said it had filed for an IPO in Canada to raise gross proceeds of USD 45 million.

Banks bought more shares of ING Groep's US unit. Netherlands-based ING Groep said the underwriters for the share sale of its US insurance business would be buying additional shares.

Boeing has to cut production of its 747 jets because of the changing economic landscape, a report said.

The Boeing 747 could be headed towards an uncertain future, according to an Associated Press report.

Muddy Waters' Carson Block sent out an email saying that 72% of NQ Mobile's revenues were 'fictitious".