America Homes 4 Rent have set prices for their impending public offering. American Homes 4 Rent said that they are targeting prices between US$16 to US$18 per share for the company's initial public offering.

Regent Recruitment revealed that they have received an undisclosed sum from The North West Fund for Venture Capital for their expansion plans.

Sources said EIV Capital Management Company had now raised US$65 million for its new energy investment fund.

A report by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association said that emerging-market private equity companies gathered US$10.8 billion, down 52% from last year's numbers.

OAO Uralkali's exit from a joint venture with a Belarusian miner is bound to transform the US$20 billion potash market.

Baidu Inc gains a US$1 billion funding from the sale of five-year bonds. Baidu Inc announced that they have sold US$1 billion of five-year bonds in China's largest corporate bond sale.

KKR & Co announced that the company is currently considering a possible bid for Hong Kong's ParknShop.

Sithe Global Power announced that Bruce J. Wrobel chief executive officer and chairman is stepping down and that Martin B. Rosenberg and Brian H. Kubeck are to succeed him.

ACON Investments and Capital International Private Equity Fund have announced its acquisition of Colombia's Vetra Energia.

Famous hedge fund investor criticized Sony's entertainment division as part of his ongoing campaign to create a spin-off.

Techno Electric & Engineering announced that it is considering investments from private equity firms to finance growth and expansion projects.

Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP announced that they are planning to work with Deutsche Bank AG regarding rental home bonds.

IHS GmbH confirmed that Battery Ventures had acquired the group's shares in Kings Park Capital.

Spanish industrial engineering company, Technicas Reunidas SA announced that they are in the final stages to win a US$1 billion contract for a natural gas processing plant.

Sources said that Janalakshmi Financial Services is close to its equity fund raising target of INR300 crore.

Norwegian Cruise Lines' investors TPG Capital, Apollo Global Management LLC and Genting Hong Kong Ltd are set to sell US$600 million worth of holdings.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals widens antibiotics portfolio with the Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc and Trius Therapeutics Inc acquisition.

GE Energy Financial Services stated that it had agreed to invest US$43.2 million for a stake in Gati Infrastructure.

Kinetic Concepts Inc. revealed that they had signed an investment agreement to acquire Systagenix for US$485 million.

Australia's Nine Entertainment said that they are aiming to raise US$1.1 billion through an initial public offering.

Manchester Airports Group announced plans for a GBP40 million improvement program for London's Stansted Airport.

MVC Capital revealed that it had committed to issuing Biogenic Reagents a senior secured convertible note worth US$9.5 million with a five year maturity.

Mountain Real Estate Capital in a joint venture with DAI/Candlelight Homes announced that they have agreed to purchase and develop the Santorini Village situated in South Jordan, Utah.

Northland Wealth Management revealed the opening of their Calgary, Alberta satellite office. Northland Wealth Management announced that it had opened an satellite office in Calgary, Alberta.

Scotia Private Client Group stated that they have launched Scotia Long Short Equity Fund, a first alternative investment product solution.

Integrated Private Debt Corporation garners US$307 million for its fourth fund. Integrated Private Debt (IPD) Corp. , the private corporate debt unit of Integrated Asset Management Corp.

Apollo Global Management has agreed to pay US$400 million in cash for Pitney Bowes' management services arm.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals said today that it has commenced into a definitive agreement to purchase Trius Therapeutics for USD707 million in cash.

Analytics specialist Blueocean Market Intelligence adds a new professional to the team as senior vice president of digital analytics.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that it has signed a merger agreement valued at USD801 million in cash on a fully diluted basis.