A planned cash injection into French set-top box maker Technicolor SA (TCH.PA) hit a snag on Monday as the group said it had rejected a higher offer from an investment fund.

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.

News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending June 8. News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending June 8.

One of Facebook's earliest investors has turned his attention to a distant market with a small but lively start-up scene: Brazil.

Cloud security provider Qualys Inc filed with U. S. regulators to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. The company, which provides a cloud computing based platform for companies to secure their IT infrastructure, said it plans to list under the symbol "QLYS", but did not say on which exchange.

Sweden is to close a loophole used by private equity groups and others to avoid tax. Sweden is to close a loophole used by private equity groups and others to avoid tax, the government said on Friday, provoking criticism from the main business lobby.

As we have long expected, China is beginning to decelerate. As we have long expected, China is beginning to decelerate. Recent data releases have suggested that the country's economy is undergoing a rapid and traumatic rebalancing as policymakers steer away from resource-intensive investment and infrastructure activities and toward a more sustainable consumption-driven model.

Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation today announced a $1 million loan for Gloucester Engineering Co. (GEC).

MVC Capital, Inc. (NYSE: MVC), a publicly traded business development company that makes private debt and equity investments, will invest up to $3.05 million in Biovation Holdings.

New initiative targets startup debt capital needs, connects firms with scalable technology solutions, markets and networks for growth.

Lightspeed China Partners has invested in the Series B financing round of Meilele. Lightspeed China Partners, a leading China focused venture capital firm, has invested in the Series B financing round of Meilele, the largest online retailer of self-branded furniture in China.

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (NYSE: BWC) (“B&W”) has completed the amendment and restatement of its existing $700 million senior secured credit facility.

European Union competition regulators are set to put pressure on Vivendi's Universal Music to offer concessions in its bid to buy smaller rival EMI's recorded music business.

Two main shareholders of loss-making insurer Fondiaria-SAI on Friday rejected a key condition of a planned merger with smaller peer Unipol.

Nice Entertainment Group (Nice) has signed an agreement to acquire Norwegian event management company Playroom AS.

Europe's traditional phone companies are about to face more competition from a group of Nordic start-ups that will offer low-cost mobile calls and other services.

China's energy giants are slowing their purchases of overseas unconventional oil and gas assets following two years of aggressive investment.

Private equity investments in energy offer rich pickings for investors willing to take a long-term view and capitalize on global trends.

Data analysis software company Tableau Software and developer tools maker Atlassian are among several small, business software firms preparing to go public in the next 12 months.

Investcorp is seeking a loan of more than $500 million to help refinance debt due in 2013. Investcorp, a Bahrain-based investment company, is seeking a loan of more than $500 million to help refinance debt due in 2013 as it looks to head off any potential refinancing risk next year, four sources familiar with matter said on Thursday.

Over 6 million user passwords of LinkedIn was cracked. Over 6 million user passwords of LinkedIn was cracked. The hacker posted the list of hacked passwords on a website called insidepro.

Apple has heated up its patent war with Samsung, which could possibly delay the shipping of Samsung Galaxy S3 in U.S.

Advertising distribution company Digital Generation Inc (DG) (DGIT.O) recently rejected a takeover bid from rival Extreme Reach Inc of more than $20 per share

China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp has cut its stock and bond investments in Europe as it sees rising risks of a euro zone breakup.

China's outbound investments accelerated to $21.4 billion in the first three months of 2012 after stalling last year.

Ariat International is being sold to its management and the Fisher family. Ariat International, a high-end riding gear maker whose apparel has been worn by the likes of socialite Paris Hilton and the daughter of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is being sold to its management and the Fisher family, the founders of Gap Inc (GPS.

Europe is riding a gathering wave of Chinese direct investment that could bring in $250 billion to $500 billion in fresh capital this decade.

Quixey, a search engine for apps, said it had raised $20 million in Series B funding to fund expansion in technological capabilities.

Resource deals dominated China's outbound investment of $21.4 billion in the first three months of 2012.

JP Morgan's top media sector banker Harry Hampson is to become head of the bank's Financial Sponsors Group which advises private equity firms.