Booker has raised US$27.5 million in series financing. The former GramercyOne firm now called Booker is the leading service management platform which helps small and medium sized multi-location enterprises that unifies operations into a single cloud based system.
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21st Century Fox and News Corp Names Emerge from Split Murdoch Empire
The entertainment division would carry the name 21st Century Fox and the publishing division would retain the News Corp name when Rupert Murdoch's empire would be split by the end of the year.
Bushmaster Maker Subject to Stalking Horse Bid
Stephen Feinberg, owner of Cerberus Capital Management, may bid for shareholdings of Freedom Group after his own firm is selling off the shares.
Property Spin-Off from Brookfield Management Completed
Brookfield Management spin off completed through share dividends. In an announcement today, Brookfield Asset Management Inc disclosed that the spin-off of Brookfield Property Partners L.
Pre-packaged Bankruptcy Proposed by Energy Future
Energy Future Holdings has proposed a bankruptcy plan to manage the company's debt. Formerly known as TXU Corp, Energy Future Holdings has presented a pre-formatted bankruptcy case that would restructure its debt of $32 billion but no agreements have been finalized according to the company last Monday.
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The merger created the largest European infrastructure group and the biggest savings on record for the companies.
Suntech, in a bid to trim its debt, it would be selling off its Italian assets and shareholdings. A company spokesman said that Suntech Power Holdings Co.
Panasonic of Japan is selling part of its shareholdings in its healthcare unit for expansion plans. Panasonic Corp of Japan has engaged the services of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in order to sell a part of its healthcare subsidiary, The deal could raise as much as US$1 billion for the electronics company, according to two sources familiar with the transaction who spoke on condition of anonymity.
China interested in purchasing the ConocoPhillips share in the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan. China has indicated an interest in purchasing a stake in US oil company ConocoPhillips in a multinational consortium aiming to develop Kazakhstan's Kashagan oil field.
Prospect Partners invests in Velocity Aerospace Group. A leading private equity firm focused on smaller lower to middle market companies, Prospect Partners, had announced that it has placed an investment with Velocity Aerospace Group Inc.
Tengram Capital Partners has raised US$173 million in commitments, more than its original US$150 million target.
According to Meriton CEO, there have been offers to purchase part or all of the firm. Meriton Pty, the biggest apartment developer in Australia, has said that Canadian pension funds and investors from both the United Kingdom and China have shown interest in purchasing the company.
China conditionally approves Glencore-Xstrata merger. The merger plan of Glencore and Xstrata cleared its final hurdle when the Ministry of Commerce of China backed the deal's completion.
In a decision, Arcadia is shutting down operations in Dubai and Switzerland as well as a change in CEO.
