Auto-parts maker Delphi Automotive Plc (DLPH.N) made a binding offer to buy FCI Group's motorized vehicles division (MVL) for about $972 million.

Yuanta Financial (2885.TW) has pulled out of talks on a deal worth up to $1.25 billion to buy Carlyle Group-backed Taiwanese bank Ta Chong.

Asia private equity funds line up dollars for Myanmar Hong Kong's Cube Capital and Marc Faber-backed Leopard Capital are among Asian private equity firms lining up nearly $500 million aimed at Myanmar, hoping to tap into its rich natural resources and fill its infrastructure void, as sanctions on the former pariah state are lifted.

bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported.

India's L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd (L&T IDPL) is in talks with private-equity investors including Temasek Holdings to raise $250 million to $300 million.

Silicon Valley isn't quite ready to dump Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO fiasco. Silicon Valley isn't quite ready to dump Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO fiasco.

The price-to-earnings ratio is around 100 but Facebook even doesn’t have a clear long-term prospects.

In a letter to publishers and editors, Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway will probably purchase more newspapers in a few years.

New York state's pension fund assets rose 5.96 percent to $150.3 billion in the 2012 fiscal year.

Sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) is in advanced talks to buy an up to $2 billion stake in Alibaba Group.

Israeli conglomerate Delek Group (DLEKG.TA) is examining the sale of its stake in The Phoenix Holdings (PHOE1.TA) insurance group.

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners CVC. UL will cut its ownership stake to about 30 percent in the Formula One motor racing business after the company's up to $3 billion IPO by selling shares on the public market, sources said on Thursday.

CapMan sells Tokmanni to Nordic Capital, impact on CapMan Group's result for 2012 approximately EUR 1.2 million.

U.S. media executive Harry Sloan has approached private equity firm CVC Capital Partners CVC.UL to buy a controlling stake in Nine Entertainment.

Regional brokerage and investment bank Raymond James Financial on Wednesday said equity capital markets business in April continued to lag 2011 levels, and that markets in May so far remain challenging and volatile.

Bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to sell a second and smaller portfolio of loans backed by UK commercial property.

Leading U.S. industrial groups and buyout firms are circling Bartec. Leading U. S. industrial groups and buyout firms are circling Bartec, a German maker of safety systems designed to prevent explosions in hazardous areas of oil and gas production, people familiar with the situation said.

Private equity firm Apax is preparing a possible sale of its troubled British medical courier Marken.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to channel investments totaling $40 billion over the next decade into renewable energy projects.

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

Growth capital and buyout funds from the wealthy Gulf Arab region are being drawn towards Turkey's stable and growing economy.

Private equity firms Silver Lake Partners and Partners Group are set to buy tax-free shopping business Global Blue.

Euro Zone officials told members to prepare contingency plans in case that Greece exit euro zone, according to Reuters.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Ellen Pao is suing the venture capital firm alleging sexual harassment and discrimination.

Some investment funds have paid a price for their friendship with Facebook since the social networking giant went public last week.

Australia's Brambles Ltd on Wednesday announced a further delay to the sale of its Recall information management business, which it values at around $2 billion.

Japanese-themed restaurant chain Benihana Inc plans to go private in a $296 million deal with investment adviser Angelo Gordon & Co

China faces "invisible impediments" to investing in some parts of Europe, with Europeans nervous about allowing it to move into sectors such as nuclear power, a senior official at China's sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday.

China is rolling out sweeping brokerage reforms to nurture future global investment banks that officials hope could eventually compete with the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, a regulatory document showed.

Unitech, India's No. 3 property developer, on Wednesday denied a newspaper report that it was in talks to sell three of its assets for about 30 billion rupees ($541 million) to U.S. private-equity firm Blackstone.