Gold miner Centamin Plc has announced a USD40.9 million takeover offer for Perth-based mining firm Ampella Mining Ltd, in a deal that values Ampella shares at USD0.16 apiece.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital buys majority stake in parka maker Canada Goose
Bain Capital, the U.S. private equity firm, has bought a majority stake in Canada Goose Inc, a family-owned company which had been seeking an investor to help it meet demand for its high-end cold-weather gear.
Heineken hikes up holding in United Breweries of India for USD45.8 million
The National Stock Exchange data revealed Heineken International BV today increased its shareholder interest in India's United Breweries for USD45.8 million or INR2.8 billion.
Marketing platform maker SHIFT nabs USD6 million in new, Series B funding
SHIFT, an open marketing cloud provider, recently raised USD6 million in its Series B investment round. The proceeds from the funding round will go towards its international expansion plans.
France’s Dailymotion acquires Jilion for an undisclosed sum to build its business
Dailymotion's acquisition of Jilion was said to be because of the opportunities SublimeVideo's cutting-edge HTML5 video technology platform could provide to the French video-sharing site.
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NBC Universal has agreed to buy a minority stake in tech-news site AllThingdD, which is set to be renamed "Revere Digital" this month, according to a Bloomberg report.
Thomas Moore of Standard Life Investments has increased his fund's holdings in UK companies, betting that they will give better payouts in 2014, a Bloomberg report said.
Sources noted that Nokia Oyj is in danger of finding a new buyer for its mobile handset business if it failed to lift the freeze on its Indian assets to be able to transfer them to Microsoft as part of its acquisition agreement.
China sovereign investor Central Huijin Investment Ltd received approval the Shanghai Office of the People's Bank of China to trade on the interbank bond market, a Bloomberg report said.
The rising commercial property prices in London has prompted institutional investors to team up with commercial property developers in the UK to capitalize on the recovery of the market in UK.
San Francisco-based real estate firm BRE Properties Inc is discussing a USD4.5-billion buyout offer by Essex Property Trust Inc, a deal that could expand the latter's portfolio in California.
Yahoo Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marissa Mayer is eyeing image sharing startup Imgur as the company's next big acquisition, according to an anonymous source cited by Business Insider.
Ireland-based construction and engineering company Kentz has taken over US-based Valerus Field Solutions for USD435 million (EUR316 million) in a deal that will also expose Kentz to Latin American markets.
Court-appointed monitor Ernst & Young has extended the deadline for the acceptance of bids for Canadian wireless startup Mobilicity to December 16, a Reuters report said.
