Nathan J. Kutt is hired as member of Hunton & Williams' financial section. Hunton & Williams LLP, a legal services provider to financial institutions, large scale companies, governments and personal aid, hired Nathan J.

Johnson Controls is looking to sell its automotive electric unit after competitors failed to gain buyout interest.

British bank Lloyds said that there had been no political interference on the firm to sell a total of 632 branches to the Co-operative Group.

According to two sources, Springer Science's owners have entered new and intense discussions with BC Partners after rejecting the latter's previous offered bid.

Itau Unibanco Holding SA announced on Monday acquisition of 51% stake in Cencosud's credit card business.

Canadian restaurant chain, Tim Hortons faces another pressure from activist investor, Scout Capital Management after its announced stake increase in the company by 5.5% from the previous 1.5% as of the end of March.

Johnson & Johnson announced that it would pay US$1 billion to Aragon Pharmaceuticals and its experimental drugs for prostate cancer treatment.

Last Tuesday, Third Point LLC announced that it had raised its stake in Sony Corp to 70 million shares valued at US$1.4 billion.

Starboard's activist image is strengthened as it battles against China's Shuanghui International over its Smithfield Foods Inc. acquisition.

Kabel Deutschland confirms receiving initial offer from Liberty Global priced at Eur7.5 billion according to a British newspaper.

Johnson Controls Inc. is discussing with private equity firms about selling its automotive electronics arm priced at US$1 billion.

Sprint Nextel sued Dish on Monday after stating that its rival company violated the Delaware law. (Photo : REUTERS/Keith Bedford)People talk on their cell phones as passers-by walk past a Sprint store in New York.

According to sources, Talisman is looking into selling its shale assets in Eagle Ford to raise US$2 billion.

Formerly i2A Fund II, Chicago Ventures recently announced its close on a $40 million Series A fundraiser.

Piper Jaffray finalized its deal to buy M&A firm Edgeview Partners. Asset management bank and investment firm Piper Jaffray Companies announced on Monday that it has finalized the deal to acquire Edgeview Partners, LP.

Fullscreen announced its successful Series A funding. Fullscreen, a next-gen media company, said on Monday that The Chernin Group, Comcast Ventures, and WPP all contributed to its Series A-funding.

Tom Cady is hired as cloud-based solution firm CareCloud's new vice president for professional services.

ForSight VISION5 recently announced John F. Maroney as its new CEO and President, alongside its recent acquisition of $9.3 million in Series B-1 funding.

Surgery tool developer Minimally Invasive Devices acquired additional $2 million in funding. (Photo : Reuters)This is an image of surgical procedure which produces scars that Scaraway heals.

Fusion Al Partners, a British private equity firm, announced Keith Fenwick as its new chairman to the advisory board.

Eutelsat Communications SA and KKR & Co are the first to place their bids for Singapore Telecommunications' Australian arm.

Cinven will buy specialty chemicals firm CeramTec for EUR1.49 billion. Cinven nears another acquisition after Rockwood Holdings, an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company intends to sell CeramTec, its ceramics subsidiary.

A spokesman said that AT&T have not made any formal proposal to acquire Telefonica, disproving recent reports on the alleged deal.

UAE investment company Waha Capital bought Anglo Arabian Heathcare to expant its portfolio, now including assets in the healthcare sector.

China Cinda Asset Management Corp. planned its initial public offering with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Credit Suisse formally set to work.

Britain's Co-operative Group agreed on a plan to plug US$2.4 billion capital hole to avoid a repeat of the taxpayer funded bailouts at the time of the financial crisis.

On Monday, Elan shareholders approved a share buyback and put itself up for sale on Friday. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the logo of Elan Pharmaceuticals.

Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to proceed with the sale of the company's major assets to Lowe's Companies priced at US$205 billion.

Cinven sealed roughly Eur1 billion in financing coming from Deutsche Bank, RBC and UBS for the firm's acquisition of CeramTec

Hilco Brands purchased two brands under Portico Brand Group. (Photo : Reuters)Home improvement and consumer goods are represented by the Portico Brand.