Rio Tinto decided not to sell its diamonds arm with the company's CEO stating that the firm is well positioned to capitalize its unit on the positive market outlook.
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Vodafone Announces Kabel Deutschland Agreed Deal
Vodafone agreed to acquire Kabel Deutschland priced at Eur7.7 billion and would be the biggest deal since 2007.
NZ's Synlait Milk to raise NZ$120 mln in IPO
New Zealand's Synlait Milk Ltd. planned a share sell off and an IPO to raise a total of NZ$120 million making it end the majority stake held by China's Bright Dairy.
TA Associates Invests in Fractal Analytics
TA Associates announced acquisition of a minority stake in Fractal Analytics through a US$25 million investment.
Suntory Set to Price Up to US$4.8 Billion
Suntory Holdings Ltd's food and soft drinks unit was set to price on Monday hoping to raise as much as US$4.8 billion.
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Sinopec Group of China agreed to buy Marathon Oil Corp's Angola offshore oil and gas field called Block 31 in a US$1.52 billion deal.
Two sources told Reuters on Sunday that Vodafone proposed a new bid for Kabel Deutschland early on Monday.
Lloyds Banking Group asked for a two year extension from the European Commission for the sale of its 631 branches.
KIPCO's pay TV unit OSN is preparing for an IPO. (Photo : Reuters)The image is OSN's corporate logo. Kuwait's largest investment firm in terms of assets, Kuwait Projects Co, announced last Saturday that it had engaged the services of Rothschild financial group to provide advice for an initial public offer of OSN, its pay television company.
Luxoft, the software development firm of the IBS Group, is preparing for an IPO in the New York Stock Exchange.
CVC Capital Partners and Apax Partners LLP show promising results as one of the top buyout firms in Europe.
AIG's International Lease Finance Corp would do an IPO or sell of its assets to a Chinese group.
Rampant speculation on Fed Reserve actions have caused German, Italian and Spanish bonds to decline.
Bank regulators are now considering increasing the simple leverage ratio to 6%. (Photo : REUTERS)The JP Morgan Chase & Co. headquarters is pictured in New York In a surprising move, US regulators are now studying a proposal to double the minimum capital requirements for its largest banks.
