Australian surfwear firm Billabong announced that it has entered into a 10-day exclusive takeover talks with its former head Paul Naude and private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules that require stock brokerages, mutual funds and investment advisers to establish programs to help detect identity theft.

The Canadian government has announced a government investment that allows Toronto-based startup ThoughtWire access to close to $2 million financing from southern Ontario angel investors to accelerate the development of its innovative software platform.

Cortland Fund Services has been chosen to provide fund administration services to four new private equity real estate funds managed by real estate management firm BainbridgeZKS.

Indian private equity investments decreased by a quarter in Q1 2013, according to the latest Quarterly Deal Report of VCCEdge.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is the new owner of Central Plaza, an office building in Shanghai, China, acquiring it for $267 million from Forterra Trust, a Singapore-listed real estate fund.

The initial public offering of Taylor Morrison Home Corp, which is the latest for companies tied to the housing sector, has raised $628.3 million.

First Solar's shares jumped 45 percent with its announcement that it will acquire a new solar technology and that revenue in the next three years will be above Wall Street estimates.

Activist investors are starting to earn the respect of U. S. institutional investors like mutual fund and state-run pension fund.

French media group Lagardere has raised $3 billion from the sale of its 7.4 percent stake in Europe’s top aircraft maker EADS.

An activist shareholder has questioned Dell Inc.’s evaluation of a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout deal with buyout firm Silver Lake.

Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc defended the election of its entire slate of directors to the 12-man board as hedge fund Jana, Agrium’s biggest single shareholder, called for an investigation of the vote.

New investment company Doha Global Investment Company's planned public offering in May is expected to spur selling on Qatar's bourse as investors increase their liquidity for the IPO.

The mystery lender who financed Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont's $9.4 billion acquisition of HSBC's 15.6 stake in Ping An Insurance Group Co.,China's second largest insurer, had been named.

A consortium led by Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) is set to acquire Indian mobile phone company Reliance Communication's (RCom) 80 percent stake in its subsidiary for $1.1 billion.

Business Secretary Vince Cable wants the three former HBOS plc directors who were responsible for the bank's failure to be stripped of their current board roles and banned them from running a financial company in the future.

OTK Associates LLC, the largest shareholder of Morgans Hotel Group Co. is evaluating all legal rights and remedies over the Morgans' agreements with The Yucaipa Companies.

The board of directors of Sterling Bancorp, Inc. is being investigated for potential claims in relation to its proposed acquisition by Provident New York Bancorp.

North Korea's threats have made the financial market slightly wary, and investors exposed to South Korean stocks and bonds are seeking protection.

California Governor Jerry Brown sets off to China as part of his continuing efforts to develop commercial ties with Chinese consumers.

Investors are resorting to so-called cash funds for higher yields, as strict investment regulations are bringing down returns in the money fund industry.

French transport group Veolia Transdev expects to earn at least 1.3 billion pounds from the sale of assets it had put on sale in Germany, Belgium, Finland and Sweden.

With eyes set on the increasing demands of East Africa's growing middle class, Kenya-based private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners has started to make investments from its $125 million fund and property ventures.

Investment firm Energy Capital Partners has increased its offer for EnergySolutions Inc. by 40 cents or $4.15 per share.

Rejecting a $6.7 billion buyout offer from rival American Realty Capital Properties Inc., Cole Credit Property Trust III has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cole Holdings.

Investor Carl C. Icahn can be reimbursed of up to $25 million worth of expenses related to his deal work on certain conditions.

Three tentative bids from private equity investors have been received for ferry group Scandlines, according to a source.

The scheduled visit of Blackstone Group to Dell’s headquarters on Monday sends a strong signal that the firm is firming up a bid that could upset the $24.4 offer of founder Michael Dell.

In a bid to capture middle class travel in Southeast Asia, Indonesian airline PT Mandala Airlines is set to spend $1.6 billion to buy 18 Airbus A320 planes by 2014.

In anticipation of a housing shortage and the prospect of higher returns, some 30 institutions plan to invest $11 billion on rental homes in Britain.