Private equity firm HIG Capital announced that it had invested in specialty carpet mill Lexmark. Private equity company HIG Capital announced that it had made a strategic investment in broadloom carpet maker Lexmark Carpet Mills Inc.
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GTA Online goes live but failure message greets gamers- report
GTA Online has been launched but gamers get failure messages. The multiplayer version of Grand Theft Auto 5 finally went online at 4 am Pacific Standard Time today.
Government shutdown seen as temporary
Stock market indices rose and long term instruments fell as the market responded to the first government shutdown in 17 years.
Campbell inks definitive deal for sale of European simple meals business
Campbell Soup Company announced that it had signed a definitive agreement with CVC Capital Partners for the sale of its European meals business.
LogEntries receives USD10 million in Series A financing
Log management and analytics startup LogEntries recently received USD10 million in Series A funding led by Polaris Venture Partners.
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A Bloomberg report said that private equity firms should be wary about purchasing assets during an economic downturn.
Canadian wireless telecom company Mobilicity said on Monday that it had obtained approval of a CAD30 million or USD29.2 million debtor-in-possession financing in preparation of its buyout by an anonymous buyer.
An estimated USD50.9 billion in investments by private and community foundations was made, according to a Foundation Center report on 2011 financial data.
NBA 2K14, the latest update of the popular video basketball game, would be launched on October 1. The new version of the video game NBA 2K14 would be launched on October 1, according to CBSSports.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co shareholders voted in favor of the proposed merger with Apollo Tyres Ltd yesterday, according to a Bloomberg report.
Morgan Stanley and the Royal Bank of Canada were appointed to help SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. sell an equity stake in AltaLink, according to a Bloomberg report.
Mick Davis, a former executive in Xstrata Plc had raised USD1 billion from Noble Group and TPG, said a Bloomberg report.
Mercator had appointed BMO Capital Markets to lead a potential sale of the company after sales slumped, said a Bloomberg report.
According to a Bloomberg report, Brookfield Property intends to acquire the stake it doesn't own in Brookfield Office to consolidate both firms as one.
