PT Indofood Sukses Makmur offered SGD488 million in cash for the vegetable processing firm Minzhong Food Corp.

UK task marketplace Sooqini announced USD500000 in seed funding from Lars Toft Larsen and Paolo Rubatto.

Vestiaire Collective had raised USD20 million Series C funding to fuel international growth. Vestiaire Collective received USD20 million Series C funding from Condé Nast, previous investor Balderton and Ventech as well as Indivest.

Swiss startup KeyLemon had received USD1.5 million in Series A funding from Debiopharm Investment and Swisscom Ventures.

two sources told Reuters that Emirates would hire former Standard Chartered Plc's executive Manoj Chawla as its Chief Risk Officer.

South African Airways and Brazil's TAM Airlines signed a codeshare agreement to increase travelers' access to destinations in both countries.

The Dogan Group made a USD 742 million offer to purchase 53% of Digiturk, a digital pay-TV provider.

Mark Carney, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, said banks had infused fresh capital amount to half a trillion dollars since 2009.

John Malone, the US cable magnate who owns Liberty Global Plc said the company would consider proposals but is content with how the company is at present.

Findim Group said it would be willing to support the sale of Telecom Italia's shares for as long as a plan to return value to its shareholders was put in place.

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures won financing from two Australian banks to finance its Royalla solar project.

Mumbai-based Kingfisher Airlines sued International Aero Engines for engine defects. Mumbai-based Kingfisher Airlines Ltd filed a lawsuit against International Aero Engines (IAE) for defects in the planes' engines.

Global Ports Investments announced that it had agreed to acquire the National Container Company for USD 652 million.

A deal between China COSCO Holdings and Piraeus would pave the way for privatization of the largest port in Greece.

Imperial Tobacco announced that it would buy the e-cigarette unit of Dragonite International Ltd in a deal worth USD 75 million.

The European Commission approved the restructuring plan of BCP, Portugal's largest listed bank.

The Syrian government cancelled its tender to buy white 276,000 tonnes of white sugar two times after receiving only one offer from international traders.

Immofinanz Group said it had completed its sale of the Hilton Vienna Danube for EUR 48 million. The Immofinanz Group announced that it had sold the Hilton Vienna Danube to a subsidiary firm of Internos Real Investors.

The Japanese government said it would use public funds to deal with the radioactive water emanating from the Fukushima nuclear plant as Tepco appeared overwhelmed by the problem.

Austrian oil firm OMV announced that it had agreed to buy a 40% stake in an offshore exploration block in Madagascar from Niko Resources.

The Central Bank of Malaysia said no to the proposal of BIMB Holdings to issue Islamic bonds to fund its purchase of Bank Islam.

Coastal Capital joined debt specialists to seek board spill in Billabong International Ltd. Coastal Capital, a hedge fund based in the US, on Monday joined other debt specialists in surrounding Billabong International Ltd, looking for a board spill.

BYD Co Ltd is in the midst of a comeback thanks to a jump in sales of its gasoline-fueled cars. BYD Co Ltd, the company best known for electric cars, is in the process of a comeback with the help of traditional gasoline-fueled vehicles.

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT has been considering a hostile takeover of Singapore-listed China Minzhong Food Corp Ltd after a short-seller attack decreased the Chinese food producer's market value.

Two of Everbright Securities senior executives resigned after severe penalties amounting to were imposed on the company for allegations of insider trading and other illegal activities.

Etihad plans to invest USD600 million in Jet Airways after approval from Indian authorities. Etihad extended the regulatory clearance deadline of its USD600 million deal with Jet Airways.

According to two sources who were familiar with the decision, Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group would be announcing a finalization of the USD130 billion exit deal, which would be financed in cash, stock and bank financing.

Hankook Tire Co Ltd stepped up by striking a deal with luxury car maker Daimler AG to supply tires for its new Mercedes-Benz S-Class and E-Class sedans.

Russian Aviation companies signed deals amounting to more than USD 12 billion in the 2013 International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS).

The Federal Reserve Bank of India said that it would not convert idle gold into bullion. India's central bank said it does not plan to convert the country's idle gold to bullion.