Cereal distributor Post Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Premier Nutrition Corporation for US$180 million in cash.

Starwood Capital Group clinched the sale of Liberty Center for USD 135 million from Forest City Enterprises and Jos Muscarelle.

According to Indonesia's Bureau for Statistics, global demand for the country's assets remained unattractive to foreign investors.

HootSuite gained US$165 worth of Series B funds from several investors today. HootSuite, an application catering to Twitter users, announced today that it has gained more funds worth US$165 million for its Series B fundraiser.

The Special Committe of Dell entered a revised merger deal with Silver Lake and Michael Dell. According to an announcement made by the Special Committee of the Board of Dell Incorporated, the company entered a revised definitive merger deal with Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell.

Paul Mullaney was named new managing director of underwriting by Pembrook Capital Management. Pembrook Capital Management, a venture capital firm targeting the real estate sector, announced today that Paul D.

India loosened rules for foreign direct investors on the local retail industry as part of its drive to lure more foreign firms.

Toronto-based Transition Therapeutics announced its USD 21.7 million private placement with investors.

Disa bought Primtemps, a French department store from Deutsche Bank and Murizio Borletto. Italian entrepreneur Maurizio Borletti and the Deutsche Bank successfully sold one of France's largest department store chains to Divine Investments SA (Disa).

Kazakhmys Plc and its shareholders announced that they are have approved the bid from ENRC founders for stake sale.

A source told Reuters that Dell's special committee and CEO Michael Dell's buyout consortium might finally be getting close to a deal.

Ross McEwan, the new CEO for the Royal Bank of Scotland, was tasked to start selling bank stake once he comes to office in October.

Apple was seeking US president and trade representative's reprieve regarding the import ban for iPhone 4 and iPad 2 in the US.

Grosvenor Capital Management and Credit Suisse agreed on the latter's sale of its Customized Fund Investment Group.

The Confederation of Indian Industries said that now is the time when India needs foreign direct investments the most.

Biotech Corp said that it has already passed its investment target for this year. Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation, one of the largest biotech firms in Southeast Asia, said that it will be expecting a total of RM3 billion worth of investments in the sector this year.

RSA's shares gained ground today after losing due to bad weather conditions in Canada. Shares of RSA Insurance Group gained momentum today after stumbling from its 33% dividend slash early this year.

The executives of Sony said that their electronics enterprise showed signs of rebound after posting US$35 million profit.

Telecom Italia's chairman Franco Bernabe said that price was unsustainable and an alliance was likely to happen.

PureCars bought Ronin Solutions and augments its SmartAdvertising Program. Ronin Solutions was bought by PureCars for an undisclosed amount. The latter, which offers products and services to help automotive dealers improve their business, was featured in the June 2013 edition of Digital Dealer.

Ageas SA announced that the company will return EUR200 million to shareholders and investors. Ageas SA announced that they will return an additional EUR200 million euros or US$264 million to its investors through a buyback deal.

Reports said that investments in the Philippines increased by almost 40% after six months. Asia's 'rising economic tiger' posted another increase in local and foreign investments as four major placement agencies approved businesses today.

Direct Line Insurance Group gained profits after lower claims mitigated offset placements. The United Kingdom's largest insurance provider for homes and automobiles, Direct Line Insurance Group, said that weather events in the country prevented the lowering of investment returns.

Two confirmed cases of cyclospora in Louisiana were confirmed and now the disease could become an outbreak.

Five investment projects were approved by Malaysia's National Key Economic Area today. Five new projects in Malaysia with a total investment value of RM388.

Thoma Bravo completed its purchase of Intuit Financial Services to recreate Digital Insight. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced the completion of its purchase of Intuit Financial Services.

Reuters said that Apple CEO Tim Cook and China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua recently met to talk about "matters of cooperation."

Analysts said that China Mobile would play a huge part in China's explosive mobile growth which would allow investors to continuously gain profit.

H&M finally launched its online store after its 13-year stay in the country. H&M, a Swedish fashion retailer, finally launched its own e-commerce site August 1.

The managed assets of the largest publicly-traded hedge fund in the world shrunk by as much as USD 52 billion in the first half.