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Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance announced that it has agreed with Thai Life to buy a 15% stake in the insurer, beating private equity firms KKR & Co, CVC Capital Partners, and Carlyle Group LP to the deal.

Belgian weaving machine maker, Picanol, purchased a 27.6% stake in Belgian chemicals group, Tessenderlo Chemie.

Adenium Capital and its venture partner ForVEI announced that it had acquired a 24 megawatt solar facility in Italy.

A portfolio company of GMH Ventures, Dynamic Healthcare Services, announced that it had won bids to supply oxygen services to patients at Huntington-Ashland and Northern New Jersey Metro.

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Aflac Incorporated announced that Aflac Japan and Japan Post Holdings entered into a new partnership agreement.

Activision Blizzard along with a group led by its CEO, announced that they are set to buy back Vivendi's controlling stake in the company for US$8.17 billion

Indonesia biggest taxi operator, Blue Bird Group, plans to raise US$600 million through an initial public offering.

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate acquires Brevard County, Florida's Hartung Real Estate.

A statement by Pamplona Capital said that Deutsche Bank was fully committed to returning the pledged shares upon request.

Star Bulk Carriers stated that it had raised more than US$80 million mostly from its existing investors.

Sources revealed that Actis is looking to offload its stake in Nilgiri Dairy Farm for around US$110 million.

XCode announced that it had landed on a INR1 crore investment from Shead Holdings. XCode Life Sciences revealed that Shead Holdings had invested INR1 crore in the Chennai-based biotechnology start-up.

University of Waterloo's VeloCity Venture Fund had awarded US$100,000 in funding across four venture firms.

The planned merging of law firms Lewis and Roca LLP and Rothgerber could give Denver-based Rothgerber the stronger presence it needs.