PPR sells off assets. In a report by French newspaper Les Echos, PPR, the French luxury and sports brand is in discussion with Nordic Capital for the sale of Ellos, the Scandanavian subsidiary of its Redcats line.
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BH Media Group Acquires Lorton Family's Tulsa World
BH Media has announced that it bought the daily newspaper published by the Lortons in an undisclosed amount.
Rosneft Confident to Get EU Approval for TNK-BP Takeover
Rosneft is confident it would get approval from the European Commission for its deal to buy TNK-BP. Russian oil producer Rosneft said that it is likely to get regulatory approval from the European Union for its bid to acquire TNK-BP, a source familiar with the matter disclosed.
CNOOC's Acquisition of Nexen Inc. Closes at $15.1 BIllion
CNOOC agrees to pay $15.1 billion to purchase Canadian gas and oil company Nexen Inc. Calgar, Alberta-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc. announced that it was acquired by China's CNOOC Ltd.
Tower's Investment Arm Acquired by Fisher Funds
The investment arm of Tower Ltd. was purchased by fund manager Fisher Funds for NZ$79 million. New Zealand's insurance firm Tower Ltd. said its investment arm was sold to fund manager Fisher Funds in a NZ$79 million deal as it nails down its business focus, the company announced.
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Wells Fargo takes hit on Heinz purchase. According to Moody's Investors Service Inc, Wells Fargo's credit profile took a hit for itsparticipation in the financing of the HJ Heinz Co purchase.
Carestream up for bids. Medical imaging and healthcare technology solutions provider Carestream Health Inc is now in the process of searching for a buyer for its assets.
Vivendi's sale of GVT postponed due to lukewarm price offers. Vivendi is postponing the sale of GVT, its Brazilian telecommunications unit after the French consortium failed to receive purchase offers amenable to its price.
Richter partners with marketing arm to conquer Chinese market. Richter, the Hungarian drug maker has just entered into a joint venture partnership to be able to market its products better in the world's largest market, China.
Apache Partners opens up to new markets with new Global Fund. The UK based investment advisors Apache Partners LLP, founded by Paul Forsyth has recently announced a new fund starting March 22, 2013.
Daimler is not to keen on the reported interest of CIC over shares of the company. German car giant Daimler is not expecting sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp to continue with its purchase of the ten percent stake in the company.
The contentious $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen Inc by Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd closed on Monday
Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is preparing to sell aerospace and defense company Arinc Inc Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is preparing to sell aerospace and defense company Arinc Inc and HAD hired JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners Inc to advise on the process, people familiar with the matter said.
Whitworth's Relational Investors expands industrial stake portfolio. Relational Investors LLC, the flagship firm of Ralph Whitworth, recently disclosed its stake at SPX Corp.
