Altair Semiconductors raised $25 million from its recent fundraising activity. Israel's Altair Semiconductor, provider of LTE chipsets, closed $25 million in funding.

Z Capital Partners acquired sole ownership of Famous Brands when it bought the minority shares from The Carlyle Group.

Steinway Musical Instruments is sold for $438 million to an affiliate of Kohlberg & Company. (Photo : Reuters)Steinway Musical Instruments is sold to Kohlberg & Company for $438 million.

Alstom issued bonds while credit risk was at a reduced level. (Photo : Reuters)This is the logo of Alstom. Alstom SA sold bonds for the first time since October last year, with the cost of insuring debt against losses at the lowest level in two weeks.

Sinovel was charged with stealing AMSC's trade secrets and using the same illegally. (Photo : Reuters)Sinovel imported its wind turbines to the US.

China started its investigation on the "dumping" of EU wine in the country. (Photo : Reuters)Chinese authorities started probe on EU wine imports today.

United States' manufacturing activity improved while construction costs hit a four-year high on third quarter's kick off.

Peugeot Citroen's founding family admitted they did not consider arranging talks with Fiat and just resorted with GM.

PGGM would be selling its Wal-Mart stocks due to unresolved labor issues of the company. (Photo : Reuters)PGGM is a Dutch asset manager. Wal-Mart's silence regarding its labor relations in the US has prompted PGGM NV to stop investing in the company.

Lufthansa launched its revamped budget airline called Germanwings to take on the competition. (Photo : Reuters)The photo displays airplanes of Europe’s biggest carrier, Lufthansa.

McKesson Corp and Cardinal Health Inc are in talks with Celesio for its stakes, two sources said. (Photo : )The photo shows Celesio's, a German drugs company, official logo.

Sainsbury would be launching its own mobile phone service called "Mobile by Sainsbury's".

Intuit Co. wanted to focus on its core businesses which led to a deal worth US$1 billion with Thoma Bravo.

Confie Seguros bought two insurance firms located in New York. (Photo : Reuters)This image shows a view of New York City ABRY Partners' portfolio company Confie Seguros announced on Monday that it purchased two insurance companies.

Lockheed Martin launched an international arm that will be led by Patrick Dewar, corporate strategy and firm development executive.

Idera named Randy Jacops as its new chief executive officer, and Joseph Stephens as vice president. Idera, a server management solutions provider from Houston, Texas, announced today that it has hired Randy Jacops to fill the company's top exec spot.

Citi Group would pay Fannie Mae US$968 million for potential mortgage repurchase claims incurred between 2000-2002.

Jonathan Harmsworth is set on acquiring the buying shareholders to get full control of Daily Mail (Photo : Reuters)DGMT Logo Viscount Rothermere Jonathan Harmsworth has made the bid to buy out the remaining voting shares for Daily Mail, a British Mid-Market Tabloid Newspaper.

UrgentRx named Michael Valentino as its new member of the board. (Photo : Reuters)This is the logo of UrgentRx. Flavored medications developer UrgentRx said on Monday that it welcomed Michael Valentino to its board of directors.

Japan's Seibu Holding has caught the attention of US based private equity firm TPG. (Photo : Reuters)Seibu Holdings Japan's Seibu Holding has captured the interest of TPG, a US based private equity firm.

News Corp and 21st Century Fox started trading off their assets which gave investors the crucial choice between two different firms.

Vodafone Group PLC is settling the current dispute with the Indian government for license renewal. (Photo : Reuters)The images shows the Vodafone logo.

Banks, Markit, and ISDA were charged with cutting off two credit derivatives transactions by the EU.

Trilantic Capital bought a minority stake in grill equipment manufacturer Traeger Pellet Grills. Trilantic Capital Partners announced on Monday that it bought a minority stake in wood pellet producer Traeger Pellet Grills.

CorePower Yoga received an investment from Catterton Partners. (Photo : Reuters)This demonstrates one of yoga's poses. CorePower Yoga, a yoga studio chain operator in the United States, recently received backing from Catterton Partners.

MediaBrix named Glen Sussman as its new senior executive. (Photo : Reuters)This is the logo of MediaBrix. Social application and mobile games advertising platform MediaBrix announced today that it has appointed Glen Sussman as its new chief financial officer.

Kalaari Capital invested on Indian game developer Robosoft. (Photo : Reuters)This Indian lady is holding a smartphone. Robosoft, a mobile application and games developer from India, received backing from Kalaari Capital which was formerly known as IndoUS Venture Partners.

Alta Aspen Grove was sold to Berkshire Partners by Wood Partners. (Photo : Reuters)This is the logo of Wood Partners. Wood Partners sold Alta Aspen Grove, a luxury garden inspired apartment community, to Berkshire Parnters.

Independent debt advisory firm Tomorrow Partners offered a new high yield advisory service. A self-regulating debt advisory company initiated a high yield advisory service to foil its debt advisory services currently in operation.

CoreLogic Buys Two Units from Decision Insight Information Group for $661 million. (Photo : Reuters)CoreLogic acquires two units from Decision Insight Information Group for $661 million.