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Relay Ventures acquires theScore shares Relay Ventures had recently announced the purchase of 35,937,500 Class A shares for theScore Inc. The price per share is US$0.
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services purchased FBO development rights in Chicago. In an announcement, Hawthorne Global Aviation Services said that it had purchased from Sovereign Development Group the development rights for a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at the Executive Airport of Chicago.
Kinetic Social receives US$8 million capital infusion from investors as well as a loan facility. The company that provides social media advertising, Kinetic Social, announced that it was able to raise US$8 million at the first closure of its Series A financing round.
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital has increased its shareholdings in Apple Inc. Greenlight Capital, David Einhorn's investment firm, has increased its investment position in Apple Inc.
Starwood Capital subsidiary purchases Blue Back Square Development for an undisclosed amount. Starwood Capital and Starwood Retail announced today that an associate acquired Blue Back Square.
Danone expands business in Turkey's bottled water market with the purchase of Sirma. The owner of the Evian water brand, Danone, has acquired a 50.
Ivan Menezes replaces Paul Walsh as the new CEO of Diageo. The globe's largest spirits distiller, Diageo, has announced that Ivan Menezes would become the new Chief Executive Officer of the company replacing Paul Walsh.
Neurophage receives US$6.4 million as investment capital. NeuroPhage disclosed in an announcement that it was able to accumulate a US$6. 4 million from its round of private equity growth fund.
Portugal bond sale met with high demand as For the first time since the bailout of 2011, Portugal sold ten year bonds. This is a clear manifestation as to the untiring efforts to restore investor confidence in the recovering economy of the country through the hard fought implementation of austerity policies.
Medifox Group to grow with ECM Equity at the helm. On Tuesday, German Equity Partners IV, a fund administered by the independent German private equity firm, ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH has purchased MediFox Group.
Sainsbury to acquire Sainsbury Bank in full from Lloyds Banking Group. The third largest supermarket retailer in Britain, J Sainsbury is in deep discussion woth Lloyds Banking Group as to the acquisition of full ownership of the Sainsbury Bank joint venture.
Solvay forms a JV with peer INEOS as preparation for its exit from the business. Solvay, the plastic and chemicals manufacturer from Belgium is seeking an exit from its European PVC business through the formation of a jount venture with INEOS.
Betfair puffs up to block CVC Capital's takeover bid. On Tuesday, the online gambling company Betfair increased its profit forecast which included the company's target on cost savings.
Euroling has been purchased by EPiServer for the enhancement of its search engine SiteSeeker. EPiServer disclosed its purchase of Euroling, the Sweden based search provider.
Kopetz recapitalized through LMW2 capital infusion. Sikich Investment Banking disclosed its recently concluded deal, the recapitalization of Kopetz Manufacturing, Inc by LMW2 Partners, a private equity firm.
PT Electronic City Indonesia or ECI is planning to raise US$150 million through an IPO. One of the largest electronics retailers in Indonesia, PT Electronic City Indonesia (ECI) is now planning to raise nearly US$150 million through an initial public offer on June 2013.
Masayoshi Son, Softbank's founder and president is set to travel to the US to meet with major Sprint-Nextel shareholders.
Alcorn Gold would be known as Cosco Capital when its IPO pushes through. Cosco Capital is planning to make a share offer worth at least US$500 million in order to improve its liquidity and free float as it comes out of a recent conglomerate restructuring program.
DLF chooses eight banks to manage its IPO to comply with SEBI guidelines. DLF Ltd of India is in deep planning to sell off 81 million shares through institutional placement sales with eight banks.
Web video start ups prepare for IPOs as market continues rapid growth. The skyrocketing demand for web commercials that play alongside video clips that fuel growth in marketing startups.
BlackRock, Vanguard and Fidelity remain on the fence as to the approval of the recommendation to separate CEO and Chairmanship duties.
Sunstone Hotel purchases the iconic Boston Park Plaza for US$250 million. Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc has entered into an agreement to purchase the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers.
Three major companies have purchased spectrum from Australia's regulator. Australia's wireless spectrum has been sold off to the consortium of Telstra Corp, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's Optus unit and TPG Telecom Ltd.
Hochtief AG is returning to its construction roots by the sale of its airport management division. Hochtief AG has entered into an agreement to sell its airport division to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board of Canada.
CMIA to invest in China agricultural businesses and industries through its US$150 million fund. Former bankers at Cargill Inc and HSBC Holdings are now running CMIA Capital Partners Pte.
Baidu acquires PPS online video operations to expand its market share. Baidu. com, the Beijing based Chinese language Internet web search portal announced that it was purchasing the online video operations of PPS for the price of US$370 million.
SeaWorld, after its recent IPO, is seeking a US$1.4 billion loan in order to refinance its debt. The Blackstone Group controlled SeaWorld Entertainment Inc is now seeking a US$1.
The New Zealand government is divesting its interests in private companies in order to curb costs and trim debt.
Hertz's private equity shareholders sell of interest. In an announcement, Hertz Global Holdings Inc said that private equity firms of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the Carlyle Group and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch have exited their ownership in the company.
For the third straight time, Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has sold off Moody's shares. In another surprising move, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has sold another 1.
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