Johnson & Johnson had launched a sale process for its Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit valued at USD5 billion.

Mark Thompson of NY Times accused BBC chief Chris Patten of misleading the British Parliament after large payments for the broadcaster's staff were made after they departed the firm.

CHAMP Marlin Holdings and SEA6 Limited offered a total of USD150 million takeover bid for the remaining 25% stake it does not own in Miclyn Express.

Natalie Gordon, a shareholder at Verizon Communications filed a lawsuit against the company claiming that the deal with Vodafone Group Plc was overpriced.

Protein Bar had reached late stages talks with private equity firm Catterton Partners over a deal priced USD22 million.

Carlyle Group LP and Hellman & Friedman LLC were among other private equity companies that had been vying to acquire One Call Care Management Inc. for a deal valued USD1.5 billion.

Deutsche Telekom had applied for a sports betting license and is currently reviewed by the Interior Ministry of the German state of Hesse.

European retailers had been looking to get more profit through online food businesses as the grocery segment make up around 40% of retail sales.

Manning led the Broncos to victory in the opening game of the National Football League with seven touch down passes.

The first trailer of the remake of RoboCop was recently released. Jose Padilha's remake of the 1987 sci-fi thriller RoboCop released its first trailer Thursday.

The sale of SAME Deutz-Fahr's stake in Deutz AG caused the latter's stock to drop. The sale of SAME (Società Accomandita Motori Endotermici) Deutz-Fahr's stake in Deutz AG caused the latter's value to plunge.

The initial closing of Quadria Capital's second fund raised USD 107 million in capital commitments.

Marche businessman Francesco Merloni said investors were willing to put capital in Banca Marche. A businessman told Reuters that locals were willing to help Banca Marche.

Edge Products filed for bankruptcy, a court filing showed. A court filing revealed that Edge Products had filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. The company is a manufacturer of aftermarket performance electronics for vehicle industry.

Malaysia Airports Holdings was able to gather MYR 500 million from its sukuk issuance for the construction of its budget airlines terminal.

Telegraaf Media Group (TMG) was able to raise EUR 391 million by selling its non-core stake in ProsiebenSat 1.

Sources said NTT DoCoMo would finally start offering Apple's iPhones to its Japanese subscribers.

Sources told Reuters that KKR would be favored by Panasonic to acquire a majority stake in its healthcare business.

Sources told Reuters that Suntory would be acquiring two drink brands of GlaxoSmithKline in a deal worth more than GBP 1 billion.

Italian investment company Azimut inked a joint venture partnership for Brazil with Legan Administracao de Recursos.

An Italian newspaper reported that the Italian government preferred the merger of Telecom Italia with Spain's Telefonica than have Naguid Sawiris acquire a stake in the firm.

Michigan had joined six other states in a lawsuit to block the proposed merger of US Airways and American Airways to create the world's largest airline company.

Glenview Capital Management LLC had joined Hayman Capital Management LP in raising its stake in retailer JC Penney even after the departure of Bill Ackman last month.

Russia's richest man, Alisher Usmanov, said that he had decided to reduce his Facebook holdings by selling 14.2 million shares.

This week, BlackRock Inc. had bought shares in OGX Petroleo & Gas Participacoes after its increased presence in Brazil's benchmark index.

Versace CEO Gian Giacomo Ferraris announced that the company planned to sell a minority stake privately before launching an IPO.

Nokia had its focus redirected on network equipment manufacturing after it sold its handset units to Microsoft Corp.

KKR & Co LP said that it had agreed to purchase a property claims software firm called Mitchell International for around USD1.5 billion.

A Thailand based trader was ordered to pay USD5.2 million to settle civil charges filed against him for publicly trading call options and single stock futures before the announced acquisition plan of Shuanghui International Holdings for Smithfield Foods Corp.

According to a Delaware judge, ample time would be needed prior to the start of the trial for the Fiat-Chrysler deal.