The IPO of state-backed power firm Meridian Energy would raise USD 1.6 billion or NZD 1.88 billion for New Zealand.

Health officials still could not find an answer to what killed 600 pets linked to jerky treats made in China.

Teads closed its Series A investment round with USD 5.2 million from Partech Venture and Elaia Partners.

Sideris Pharmaceuticals Inc received USD 32 million in capital commitments in its Series A funding round.

Canso Select Opportunities Fund closed its Toronto IPO with USD 90 million. Lysander Funds Limited announced that its Canso Select Opportunities Fund completed its initial public offering at the Toronto Stock Exchange today.

Blackstone Group and GIC agreed to buy a 28.5% stake each in Rothesay Life, the European insurer of Goldman Sachs.

Bill Gates bought a 6% stake in Spain's FCC for EUR 113.5 million. Billionaire Bill Gates had purchased a 6% stake in Spain-based construction firm Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas or FCC.

RadioShack Corp received a five-year financing worth USD 835 million. Consumer electronics company RadioShack Corp said it was able to get fresh financing from various lenders.

GDF Suez would be buying an ownership stake in 13 licenses in the Bowland basin of England from Dart Energy.

Uniqa Insurance would be purchasing Baloise Holding's Croatian and Serbian units in a deal worth EUR 75 million.

Sources told Bloomberg that Jaiprakash Power Ventures would be selling its hydropower facilities to Abu Dhabi National Energy.

Goldman Sachs Group raised EUR 289 million from selling 7 million of shares in German property company LEG Immobilien.

Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles was ranked as the most-disliked player of the National Football League for 2013.

Reebok North America President Uli Becker would be leaving his post as part of a management shakeup.

President Barack Obama caught a pregnant woman while he was making his speech about the Affordable Care Act in the Rose Garden.

Japanese authorities said the cleanup of the Fukushima nuclear plant would not be completed next year as originally scheduled.

Tana Clymer, a 14-year old girl from Oklahoma, found a 3.85-carat diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park.

Lane MacDonald would be heading the private equity investments of the Harvard Management Company. Investment veteran Lane MacDonald was promoted to oversee the private equity investments of Harvard Management Company.

Jana Partners said it held a 7.5% stake in oil and gas producer QEP Resources Inc. New York-based Jana Partners said it had a 7. 5% stake in QEP Resources Inc.

Itqan Capital and partner D3 Consultants unveiled plans to launch an education-focused private equity fund in the Gulf region.

Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne injured his knee, forcing him to leave the game Sunday night against the Broncos.

There would only be nine units built for the ultra-expensive Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Lamborghini unveiled the Veneno Roadster, a drop-top version of the Veneno which was released earlier this year.

The gunman in the Drai's After Hours nightclub shooting was identified as Benjamin Frazier. The Las Vegas Metro police disclosed the name of the suspect involved in the Drai's After Hours nightclub shooting early Monday morning.

An early-morning shooting at Drai's After Hours in Bally's over a USD 30 entry fee led to the death of a patron and the wounding of two employees.

Hutchison Whampoa would be considering a spinoff for its AS Watson Group unit after it failed to find a buyer for its ParknShop chain.

Douglas Holding said it was exclusively talking with Charterhouse Capital Partners to acquire France-based perfume maker Nocibe.

Woori Finance Holdings closed its preliminary bidding to privatize the largest financial company in South Korea.

French utility company Electricite de France (EDF) would be joining forces with Areva and two Chinese nuclear firms to build a nuclear power plant in the UK.

A Bloomberg report revealed that Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia Oyj's handset business allowed the latter to purchase the wireless network equipment business of Alcatel-Lucent.

Paul Zahra would be leaving his job as the CEO of department store chain David Jones Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Paul Zahra of David Jones Ltd would be quitting his job in Australia's second-biggest listed department store David Jones Ltd.