KIPCO's pay TV unit OSN is preparing for an IPO. (Photo : Reuters)The image is OSN's corporate logo. Kuwait's largest investment firm in terms of assets, Kuwait Projects Co, announced last Saturday that it had engaged the services of Rothschild financial group to provide advice for an initial public offer of OSN, its pay television company.

Luxoft, the software development firm of the IBS Group, is preparing for an IPO in the New York Stock Exchange.

Barclays is under investigation by German tax authorities for possible tax evasion according to German newspaper.

CVC Capital Partners and Apax Partners LLP show promising results as one of the top buyout firms in Europe.

AIG's International Lease Finance Corp would do an IPO or sell of its assets to a Chinese group.

Rampant speculation on Fed Reserve actions have caused German, Italian and Spanish bonds to decline.

Bank regulators are now considering increasing the simple leverage ratio to 6%. (Photo : REUTERS)The JP Morgan Chase & Co. headquarters is pictured in New York In a surprising move, US regulators are now studying a proposal to double the minimum capital requirements for its largest banks.

The contraction of the economy and cash shortages have been stretching the management abilities of the newly installed leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.

Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks have caused major tumbles in world financial markets.

Beijing Automotive established BAIC International Development Co to lead overseas acquisitions. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a snapshot of a Chinese roadway.

Apax Partners raises funds for its latest fund Apax VII. (Photo : REUTERS)To match Insight APAX/ In a statement Friday, Apax Partners said it had raised nearly US$7.

adeven closes US$4.3 million in funding for the development of the services it offers to the public.

Arsenal Capital acquired ADCO Global but financial terms were not divulged. Arsenal Capital Partners have signed an agreement for the acquisition of ADCO Global Inc, the world's top manufacturer of specialty adhesives, tapes and sealants.

Adstage receives US$100,000 seed funding from the LAUNCH Fund. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a network of computers that is online where advertising is present.

Intuit has purchased Elastic Intelligence to utilize Connection Cloud Technologies. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of Intuit. Intuit, the business company that focuses on small and medium scale enterprises, has acquires Elastic Intelligence.

SiteScout purchases assets of the closed Adbrite for its system integration and improvement. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of the closed down AdBrite.

Hess Corp and Newfield Exploration to do auctions of oil and gas assets located overseas. (Photo : Reuters)A customer pumps gas at a Hess station. American energy firms Hess Corp and Newfield Exploration have undertaken separate auctions in order to sell off parts of their oil and gas field stakes.

Al Noor to conduct IPO to raise funds for growth and expansion. (Photo : Reuters)The developing areas of Abu Dhabi are featured in this image. Al Noor Hospitals, the Abu Dhabi based healthcare company, has priced its initial public offer in London at GBP5.

Shriram Ventures are in discussion with private equity firms such as Blackstone Group and Temasek Holdings.

Wal-Mart, with nearly 1.2 million strong retirement fund members, is accepting bids to manage its US$15.6 billion 401k program.

Sprint Nextel, to ease out Dish Network from the picture, upped the ante and offered US$5 per shsre.

Rona Inc, the home improvement retailer, has agreed to sell off specified business areas to Emco. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of Rona Inc.

Rabobank CEO Piet Moerland is set to step down by 2014. (Photo : )The image is the corporate logo of Rabobank. Dutch cooperative lender Rabobank, which is in the midst of the LIBOR interest rate scandal, has announced that its CEO Piet Moerland would be leaving the financial institution by next year.

Both antitrust regulators on both sides of the pond approved the sale of 49% of Virgin Atlantic to Delta Airlines.

Arison's companies divest their shares in the largest bank in Israel,Bank Hapoalim. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the frontage of Bank Hapoalim. The controlling shareholder in Bank Hapoalim has sold 250 million shekels or US$69 million worth of shares in the largest lending institution in Israel.

Platina Partners sold off its British wind farm assets to close its fund. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a UK wind farm in operation at an English countryside.

Foreign investors purchased a large volume of domestic South Korean bonds equalling net stock sales to foreign buyers overall.

Patrick Wolff is betting that China's markets would crash. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a Chinese bourse board in the red. Patrick Wolff, the chess master who became a hedge fund manager is predicting a stock market crash to happen in China.

Al Baraka Bank of Bahrain to issue US$200 million sukuk bond. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of Al Baraka Bank. The Turkish unit of Al Baraka Bank is working on a US$200 million sukuk.

PricewaterhouseCooper, the administrators over the Lehman Brothers Europe post 2008, has announced the payout of a partial sum for unsecured creditors.