Goldman Sachs acquires Ebix, the insurance software provider for US$20 per share. Ebix, the insurance software provider based out of Atlanta, GA has accepted to a US$20 per share buyout offer from Goldman Sachs.
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Berkshire Hathaway Divests Moody's Shares
Berkshire Hathaway sells off around 1.75 million Moody's shares. Berkshire Hathaway Inc announced that it had sold off 6. 1% of its stake in Moody's Corp.
Cerberus Capital Completed US$2.61 Billion Fund Raiser
Cerberus Capital completes CIP V in the amount of US$2.61 billion. Cerberus Capital Management LP completed its fundraising activities for its latest private equity fund.
Glass Lewis Advises No to Morgan Stanley Executive Pay Plan
Glass Lewis has advised Morgan Stanley shareholders that it should veto the executive pay plan proposed, as the compensation is not correlative to performance.
ING Prices IPO for American Arm below Forecast Prices
ING priced IPO below price range set but sold more shares at offer. The American subsidiary of Dutch Financial Services firm ING Group had priced its initial public offering at US$19.
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Dreamworks purchases AwesomenessTV for at least US$150 million. In a move to secure an online platform for its family oriented movies, DreamWorks Animation SKG has entered into an agreement to purchase the YouTube network AwesomenessTV.
Leap2 to introduce new search platform for IOS and Android systems. Leap2 obtained a US$1. 6 million financial infusion from corporate investors and individuals headed by Dundee Venture Capital.
Globespan Capital Partners leads Series C Financing round for VNTurbo. The leading provider of software-defined control programs for cloud and virtualized environments, VNTurbo disclosed in an announcement today that Globalspan Capital lead its Series C financial infusion round.
Texas Instruments sells debt bonds at 0.45% coupon in a two part offer to amount to US$1 billion. Texas Instruments is one of the companies that have sold a three year debt note with a record low 0.
Andreessen Horowitz heads fundraising for Dwolla worth US$16.5 million. According to Reuters, Venture Beat reported that Andreessen Horowitz, headed the third funding round for Dwolla.
Loblaw, even with the highly competitive market, announces profit earnings for the year. Loblaw Cos Ltd, the largest food retailer in Canada, has reported a 40% increase in its first quarter profit earnings.
Actavis purchases Valeant's antibiotic vaginal gel worth US$55 million. Actavis, the generic pharmaceutical firm, has purchased the global rights to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's antibiotic vaginal gel.
In a cash and share combination purchase, NV5 acquires Consilium Partners. NV5 Holdings Inc is in the business of providing of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway would hold its shareholder meeting with a new twist on the festivities.
