Cox Enterprises, a media conglomerate based in Atlanta, has bought back its 25% stake in e-commerce company AutoTrader Group for $1.8 billion. Cox sold the said stake to private equity firm Providence Equity Parters for $640 million in 2010.
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Finland may double its debt levels if no spending reforms done - central bank
The central bank of Finland has expressed its worry about the possibility of the country's debt ballooning should no monetary reforms to curb spending take place, according to a Bloomberg report.
Spredfast nabs $32.5M in Series D funding to capitalize social marketing growth
According to social marketing company Spredfast, who has accumulated over $60 million in funding to date, it has raised $32.5 million in Series D funding from several investors led by Lead Edge Capital.
Klein mulls departure from Washington Post - sources
Ezra Klein of The Washington Post's Wonkblog might be leaving the newspaper, said four sources, after his proposed news media venture was rejected by upper management, including owner Jeff Bezos.
Singapore's OCBC makes binding offer for Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank- sources
Citing sources, Bloomberg reported that Singaporean lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp or OCBC has submitted a binding offer for Hong Kong-based family-run lender Wing Hang Bank Ltd.
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US-based firm Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced via press release that it has called off its merger plans with India-based manufacturer Apollo Tyres and will focus on building its business instead.
Hong Kong-based children's entertainment startup Roam & Wander successfully raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Hong Kong and Taiwan angel investors as it prepares to expand its US retail operations.
Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore said Telefonica is planning a joint offer of TIM Brasil, the local wireless unit of Telecom Italia, Reuters reported.
Oil & Natural Gas Corp or ONGC said it would be spending about $9 billion in the next ten years to produce oil found in new blocks in the east coast of India.
In an announcement made today, Groupon said it has completed its $260 million acquisition of LivingSocial Korea, which is the holding company of Korean ticket and e-commerce company Ticket Monster.
Bitcoin ATM startup Robocoin intended to prioritize the demand of Bitcoins in the Asian region with the planned debut of its ATMs in Hong Kong and Taiwan this January, said a TechCrunch report.
Newport News, Virginia-based nuclear services provider Huntington Ingalls Industries has picked up Broomfield, Colorado-based environmental engineering company SM Stoller Corp in a deal, of which financial terms were undisclosed.
Greek containers and oil products firm Global Ports Investments has closed the acquisition of Russian firm NCC Group to become Eastern Europe's biggest container terminal operator.
Bunge North America Inc., a unit of food processing company Bunge Ltd, has put up for sale its remaining stake in Ergon BioFuels LLC for an undisclosed sum. The said stake will be bought by its joint venture partner Ergon Inc.
