Mergers & Acquisitions
Shanghai's Sailing Capital launches USD821 million cross-border buyout fund
Chinese investment firm Sailing Capital Management has launched a USD821 million (CNY5 billion) cross-border buyout fund through Shanghai Sailing Industrial Capital, a subsidiary of the company.
Yahoo acquires Los Angeles-based mobile video startup Ptch
Yahoo has purchased Los Angeles-based Dreamworks Animation-incubated mobile video app Ptch, which will shut down on January 2, 2014, in a deal with yet undisclosed financial terms.
Newsweek unveils plans to resurrect print edition
Newsweek plans to return back to print with a 64-page weekly publication, according to Editor-in-Chief Jim Impoco in an interview with the New York Times.
American-US Airways merger bad news for passengers -report
According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the approved merger of American Airlines and US Airways to form the largest airline by revenues in the world is not good news for passengers.