Brazilian mining giant Vale had put up for sale its USD1.1 billion stake in Norwegian aluminum supplier Norsk Hydro, significantly reducing its stake in the company to 9.74%.
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Top deals of the day - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday, including Microsoft, Comcast, Green Dot, Goldman Sachs and others.
Top deals of the day - Mergers & Acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc disclosed on Thursday a new $3.
Siem, Topcon beat Hexagon's bid for Veripos
Siem Industries and Topcon Corporation raised the bid for Norwegian satellite positioning system firm Veripos. Siem and Topcon offered NOK30 in cash for each Veripos share.
Gates urges Norway to place investments from USD800 billion fund to Africa, Asian projects
Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates suggested the state of Norway should invest a portion of its massive USD800 billion wealth fund to countries in Asia and Africa.
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Joh A Benckiser owned-D.E Master Blenders planned to increase its ownership interest in Norwegian coffee producer Kaffehuset Friele to 90%.
RenoNorden, the Scandinavian waste management firm backed up by Capvest, announced the appointment of Staffan Ebenfelt as Group CEO.
The Norwegian oil fund sought prevented from investing in specific markets. The opposition Labour Party of Norway had proposed a ban on the country's USD800 billion wealth fund from investing in coal producers.
CapMan sold its equity stakes in Curato AS to Altor Fund III. Funds managed by CapMan have completed the exit from Curato AS, as announced earlier in its press release on September 16.
