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Royal Dutch Shell to drill wells off South African coast by next year
Royal Dutch Shell South Africa GM Jan Willem Eggink confirmed the well drilling as well as the conduct of an environmental impact study.
GeoPoll maker obtains USD6.6 million in Series A investment
App maker Mobile Accord intended to reach up to 100 million people by the end of this year, thanks to its recent USD6.6 million investment it received from unnamed investors.
Kuwait's NAS providing expertise in improving Ariana Afghan Airlines
A ten year agreement was formalized between Kuwait's National Aviation Services and Ariana Afghan Airlines.
Zomato nabs USD37 million in Series D investment from Sequoia, other investors
Proceeds from Zomato's recent USD37 million funding would go towards business expansion in 22 countries, chief executive Deepinder Goyal told TechCrunch.
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Sulaiman Al-Habib (HMG) and Almana General Hospitals have engaged the services of separate banks to assist in its IPO listing.
One source told Businessweek that private equity firm KKR & Co might propose a leverage buyout offer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
PurThread Technologies raised USD7 million for its latest equity funding round. Renowned textile firm PurThread Technologies recently announced the closure of its latest equity funding round with pledges amounting to USD7 million.
Chicago based law firm Freeborn & Peters had announced the hiring of Gary A. Jungels as Partner for its Corporate Practice Group.
Thomson Reuters publication IFR earlier reported that Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered were among the banks hired by Shuanghui International Holdings in its upcoming IPO.
Monroe Capital announced the funding worth USD27.5 million for the use of an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc for the acquisition of Gem Shopping Network.
Huawei Technologies Co promised to deliver fast 5G wireless connection service to its customers. In its statement said on Wednesday, Huawei Technologies Co said it would be pouring USD600 million to improve mobile connections for consumers in the next four years.
RenoNorden, the Scandinavian waste management firm backed up by Capvest, announced the appointment of Staffan Ebenfelt as Group CEO.
Sources disclosed to Reuters that only five names, including Ford Motor Co chief Alan Mulally and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, were being considered to replace Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.
Chinese M&A activity was slow due to its country's leadership change while Japan and Thai tycoons led the way in 2013.