Endo gains strength with new CEO. The share values of the maker of the popular Percocet, Endo Health Solutions Inc increased after a month in the doldrums after the announcement of the appointment of its new CEO.

PPR sells off assets. In a report by French newspaper Les Echos, PPR, the French luxury and sports brand is in discussion with Nordic Capital for the sale of Ellos, the Scandanavian subsidiary of its Redcats line.

Wells Fargo takes hit on Heinz purchase. According to Moody's Investors Service Inc, Wells Fargo's credit profile took a hit for itsparticipation in the financing of the HJ Heinz Co purchase.

Carestream up for bids. Medical imaging and healthcare technology solutions provider Carestream Health Inc is now in the process of searching for a buyer for its assets.

US Airways and American Airlines name transition committee merger heads. The merger of US Airways Group Inc and American Airlines would create the world's biggest air carrier.

Vivendi's sale of GVT postponed due to lukewarm price offers. Vivendi is postponing the sale of GVT, its Brazilian telecommunications unit after the French consortium failed to receive purchase offers amenable to its price.

Richter partners with marketing arm to conquer Chinese market. Richter, the Hungarian drug maker has just entered into a joint venture partnership to be able to market its products better in the world's largest market, China.

Apache Partners opens up to new markets with new Global Fund. The UK based investment advisors Apache Partners LLP, founded by Paul Forsyth has recently announced a new fund starting March 22, 2013.

Verizon Awaiting its first LTE Roaming Partner. Verizon Wireless, the North American wireless carrier, is now seeking to sign its first international roaming agreement.

Northstar alleges collusion by Chesapeake and Encana for oil and gas rights. A Michigan landowner is suing both Chesapeake Energy Corp and Encana Corp for antitrust violations alleging collusion between the two energy firms to rig the results of a bidding process for oil and gas rights held back in 2010.

Daimler is not to keen on the reported interest of CIC over shares of the company. German car giant Daimler is not expecting sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp to continue with its purchase of the ten percent stake in the company.

Hiscox announce dividends for its shareholders. (Photo: Reuters) Rain falls outside a branch of Lloyds TSB in London The second largest Lloyd's of London insurer by market value, Hiscox Ltd has initiated plans to return nearly US$303 million to its shareholders.

Whitworth's Relational Investors expands industrial stake portfolio. Relational Investors LLC, the flagship firm of Ralph Whitworth, recently disclosed its stake at SPX Corp.

CEDC on the brink of bankruptcy amidst debt payment concerns. The Central European Distribution Corp, the Polish vodka maker, has seen its share price value fall by as much as 58% in the NYSE because of concerns as to its ability to repay debts that would fall due next month.

Sinopec purchases 850,000 acres for US$1.02 billion. Half of Chesapeake Energy Corp's assets has just been purchased by China Petroleum and Chemical Corp or Sinopec.

Goldman Sachs to lay off employees again. Goldman Sachs is undertaking cost cutting measures in light of issues with its bottom line. Job cuts are in the offing, with some getting the axe as early as this week as the business continues to face rough waters.

Share values fall on rumors of sales of pledged stocks. Share values fell for small and midsized companies on rumors that pledged shares of specific companies were being offered for sale.

Barclays to issue convertible bonds for more capital. Barclays, in a move to address possible concerns, is formulating a plan to seek shareholder approval to sell bonds that are convertible to shares should the bank hit troubled waters.

Pearson denies plans to sell Financial Times. (Photo : Reuters) Pearson, the British education and media group, through its new CEO reiterated that the Financial Times is not for sale.

Vodafone chooses Wirecard for mobile payment services. Wirecard, the biggest payment systems provider in Germany has announced that it has been chosen by Vodafone to carry the mobile carrier's payment system.

Barclays increases stake in Absa. Absa Group's minority shareholders openly supported a plan to purchase the African operations of Barclays Plc. The purchase would amount to US$2.

ICL purchases Thermphos. Israel Chemicals, the fertilizer and specialty chemicals maker has entered into an agreement to acquire Thermphos International BV.

Wolfberg and Landry to join forces in new hedge fund firm. Adam Wolfberg, a veteran of SAC Capital Advisors, Diamondback Capital Management and the Galleon Group is teaming up with Steven Landry of East Bay Asset Management would launch a new hedge fund.

Former Soros CIO Anderson now raising funds for own financial firm. Learning from the best now he is striking it out on his own. Keith Anderson, former Chief Investment Officer at Soros Fund Management is now raising funds for his own hedge fund named Anderson Global Macro according to recent report from Reuters.

Private equity defined in simple terms. Private equity is simply a class of assets that include equity securities in operating companies that are not bought and sold in the stock exchange.

HP's growth recognized by investment brokers. Following the raising of HP's prices by JP Morgan Securities and UBS, other brokers are following suit in recomputing the value of the tech company's stock.

Datalink to expand through acquisitions. Datalink Corporation is now formulating plans to use acquisitions in order to double its sales revenue to a projected US$1 billion in the next three years.

Hamilton Lane purchases Shott Capital. In an announcement, Hamilton Lane said it has acquired Shott Capital Management. Shott is a private equity firm that provides in kind stock distribution management services to institutional investors.

SAP acquires SmartOps for long term plans. SAP AG announced that it is in the process of acquiring SmartOps, a provider of inventory and service level optimization software programming.

LivingSocial was coerced to swallow a bitter pill for more capital infusion. LivingSocial was forced to accept large concessions in order to convince its biggest investors to infuse another US$110 million for the second largest daily deal firm.