FNB Capital Partners would focus on investing in mezzanine debt, private equity, subordinated notes and other financial instruments.

ATK announced today that a definitive agreement has been set with Bushnell Group Holdings Inc to acquire the latter for USD985 million.

Dangote Group president and Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote signed a loan worth USD3.3 billion with 12 local and international banks to fund a USD3 billion proposed oil refinery complex in Nigeria.

CoreDial announced that it had received a USD 1.5 million senior debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank.

Almarai Co would be issuing the first sukuk bond issue with four banks to be arranging the investor meetings.

South Korea would be offering a sale of ten-year bonds despite concerns of the US Federal Reserve reducing its asset purchases.

Lithium Technologies announced today that it had raised USD50 million in mezzanine financing. Lithium Technologies is the leader in Social Customer Experience.

A grant-loan from the Belgian government would expand the water and sanitation services in Iten, Kenya.

Alitalia SpA engaged advisory services Italian firm for corporate restructuring help. Gruppo Banca Leonardo was engaged the services of Alitalia SpA to assist in the raising of hundreds of millions of Euros before the year's end.

Al Baraka Turk bared its plans to issue more than USD 200 million in Islamic bonds late this year or early next year.