Francesca outshines Lululemon in luring private equity bids

Women's boutique retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp. has ousted Lululemon as the most attractive company to date to land private equity bids.


Joint ventures boost SAIC Motor profits

The partnerships of SAIC Motor Corp with Western car manufacturers helped boost its sales for the first half of this year.

Philippine regulator declares failed bidding for LRT 1 extension project

A Philippine regulator said that the bidding for the LRT Line 1 Cavite extension project had failed.

Tanzania signs USD 111 million oil palm joint venture agreement with Singapore's Nava Bharat

Tanzania's National Development Corporation signed a joint venture agreement with Nava Bharat of Singapore for an oil palm farm and processing facility.


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Renault SA COO Carlos Tavares would step down after publicly revealing desire to run General Motors Co or Ford Motor Co.
RHJ International had said that Germany's banking regulator would probably give its decision on its planned acquisition of BHF-Bank by September's end.
Fraser and Neave Ltd said that the company is in a dispute with its joint venture partner regarding its stake in Myanmar Brewery Ltd..
Carrefour posted improved profits in the first half of 2013 despite discontinuing a number of operations.
Although Javier Martin-Artajo had bought himself time by getting arrested in Madrid, lawyers involved in getting the JP Morgan ex-employee back believed that his extradition, though delayed, was inevitable.
Founders of ENRC announced that investors had already accepted up to 94.5% of its buyout offer. Founders of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) announced that investors had already accepted 94.
Playtech said it intended to spend more than EUR 600 million for acquisitions to capitalize on the increased use of mobile devices for online betting.
Vivendi CFO said the company still plans to complete the sale of its Moroccan unit this year. French multinational mass media and telecommunications company Vivendi said that it is still aiming for the sale of Maroc Telecom by the end of 2012.
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