On Monday night, Ecotality Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in the US bankruptcy court in Phoenix and said it would auction its assets.

Last Tuesday, Jana Partners LLC disclosed its acquisition of 6.2% stake in Safeway Inc. through a regulatory filing.

The transactions involving nontraded REITs have amounted to USD12 billion in 2013, surpassing the previous USD11.5 billion in 2007.

The IPO of Twitter would determine if the microblogging site is Groupon, a bust or Google, a success.

The largest phone company in the United States, AT&T Inc would reportedly sell its wireless towers that would fetch around USD5 billion.

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc has been the latest restaurant chain that was purportedly preparing itself to go public.

According to a report by Reuters, sources said that Hilton Worldwide came up with its pricing terms on its USD5.85 billion refinancing credit that would be used to finance debt that would arise from its public offer.

Mediobanca, one of the shareholders in Telco SpA who is the majority shareholder in Telecom Italia SpA, announced the cut in its stake in the holdings company, lowering the value of the shares of the telecommunications firm.

Safeway, the grocery chain, received information as to the significant accumulation of shares of stock by an unnamed individual, requiring the company to protect itself from a hostile takeover.

Lamborghini unveiled a model of Lamborghini Aventador LP-700-4 carved out of solid gold and adorned with precious metals and gemstones.