BlackBerry sales continued to plunge even as the company seeks a USD 4.7 billion privatization deal.
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Catterton Partners makes significant investment in Piada Italian Street Food
Piada Italian Street Food announced that a significant investment was made to the company by Catterton Partners.
China's richest Wang Jianlin eyes Four Seasons, US hotels buyout
A Bloomberg report said China's richest man Wang Jianlin may be acquiring luxury brands such as the Four Seasons hotel chain in his quest to expand his company Dalian Wanda Group to the US.
RBS chooses group by Corsair and Centerbridge prior to branch sale
According to a statement today, a group led by private equity firms Corsair Capital LLC and Centerbridge Partners LP would be preferred by Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc to purchase its 314 branches.
Wing Hang Bank may get bids from ANZ, United Overseas Bank - sources
According to sources who told the Wall Street Journal, family-run Wing Hang Bank Ltd may get takeover bids from Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd and United Overseas Bank Ltd of Singapore.
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New York City startup MakeSpace launched with USD 1.3 million in venture funding. New York-based MakeSpace received USD 1. 3 million in private equity funding to launch its storage-on-demand enterprise.
A source told Bloomberg that a unit of Goldman Sachs and two Denmark-based pension funds were close to purchasing a stake in Denmark utility Dong Energy.
The South China Morning Post reported the rejection of the Alibaba IPO led to calls for market reforms in Hong Kong.
Power Assets Holdings would be exiting its units in its Hong Kong electricity business for USD 5 billion, according to sources.
HTC Corp would be selling 24.84% of its stake in Beats Electronics for USD 265 million. Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC Corp would be selling back the 24.
Safetica Technologies launched the its data loss protection program in the Philippines. Safetica Technologies had introduced its flagship data loss protection (DLP) software in the Philippines.
Analysts said Rockwood Holdings Inc had poised itself to be an attractive takeover target as it had sold USD4 billion of its businesses this year.
The Fed Reserve's turnaround on tapering had opened better loan prospects for banks in India. IndusInd Bank is India's fourth largest private sector lender.
In a joint statement, Panasonic Healthcare Co would be sold to KKR & Co for JPY165 billion. According to a joint statement, a wholly owned subsidiary of KKR & Co would be buying the healthcare business of Panasonic Corp in a deal worth JPY165 billion.
