Dell's Special Committee tells Icahn to complete bid or no more information would be given to him and Southeastern Asset Management.
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Softbank Double Checks Hokkaido Power Plant Projects
Softbank is now undertaking a review of solar power plant projects on Hokkaido island. The Kyodo News agency reported that Softbank Corp is reviewing solar power projects that it is planning to build at the northernmost island of Japan.
Air Arabia Lands Loan Facility from Two Banks
Air Arabia finalizes a deal for loans from two GCC banks to help pay for the ordered A320 Airbus fleet.
Dar Al Arkan Lowers Sukuk Bond Price
Dar Al Arkan lowers yield of new sukuk bond issue to 6%. Dar Al Arkan, the Saudi Arabian real estate developer, after its previous announcements has now tightened the price range of its planned sukuk issue.
BlackRock Purchases MGPA
BlackRock purchases real estate investment firm MGPA. In an announcement, BlackRock Inc said that it would be purchasing MGPA, the real estate investment firm in order to expand its real estate portfolio worldwide.
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El Corte Ingles now seeking restructuring its debt and other obligations. The largest department store chain in Europe, El Corte Ingles SA, has engaged the services of Morgan Stanley to assist in the drafting of a restructuring plan for its Eur5 billion debt.
Willis Group Insurance hires Michael Guo, a former investment banker. The world's third largest insurance broker, Willis Group Holdings Plc, has engaged the services of Michael Guo as its new head of Asia for capital markets operations.
Nebras Power would invest overseas. Qatar has created a US$1 billion investment firm to expand its businesses in Barclays Plc to power and water assets in foreign countries.
Royalty Pharma increases offer for Elan. Royalty Pharma has increased its offer to purchase Elan Corp by 12%. The new bid is now worth US$6. 4 billion, even after the Irish drugmaker has been making moves seeking to prevent the takeover bid and boost revenues for the company.
Payvia purchases Mogreet for its service enhancement. In an announcement by the leader in online and mobile payments, Payvia, it said it had purchased Mogreet, the renowned cloud-based communications program that enables businesses to entertain their mobile clients using enhanced media, video and text messaging.
Zyme Solutions receives new capital infusion. Zyme Solutions disclosed on Monday that it accepted new equity capital infusion to enable them to increase its growth to be able to meet the demand for its solutions.
Websense purchased by Vista Equity Partners. The world leader in providing security to organizations from the recent data theft and cyber attacks, Websense, Inc, disclosed that it got into a finalized acquisition agreement by the primary equity firm that concentrates on investments in data, software and technology based businesses, Vista Equity Partners.
KazAgro raises half of its projected US$2 billion Eurobond issue programme. KazAgro, the state holding firm of Kazakhstan, has raised US$1 billion in its initial Eurobond issue.
Goldman Sachs is in the process of selling off all of its ICBC shares in the Hong Kong bourse. Goldman Sachs is now in the process of selling its shares in the Hong Kong bourse.
