Alcatel-Lucent in talks to divest enterprise business- sources

Alcatel-Lucent is in talks with interested buyers, including Unify GmbH & Co. KG, for the sale of its enterprise business, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.


Private equity lures Washington heavyweights with huge paydays after government stint- report

The 2012 controversy involving the private equity industry and Washington has not stopped the industry from continuing to offer former public officials with huge paydays, Politico reported.

BofA encourage junior employees of corporate and investment bank to take weekends off

The Bank of America is discouraging its junior investment bankers from working on weekends as it seeks to promote better work-life balance for its employees, the Financial Times reported.

More early-stage venture capital firms close on capital in 2013- report

Despite a slowdown in venture capital fundraising last year, there were more venture firms that closed capital in 2013 compared to that of the previous year, according to the Wall Street Journal blog Venture Capital Dispatch citing data from DJX LP Source.


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Private equity-owned luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group Inc said a cyber breach in the middle of December may have compromised some of its customer cards, Bloomberg reported.
A report from the Australian Financial Review said Telstra Corp, the largest phone company in Australia, is already in the advanced stages of talks with a private equity firm to sell Sensis in a deal worth $2.7 billion, Reuters reported.
Assemblyman Jeff Gorell has proposed to put a measure before California's voters to halt bond sales to finance the state's high-speed rail system, Reuters reported.
Target Corp said the cyber breach of its payment cards during the holiday shopping season was more extensive than what it had initially believed, Reuters reported.
Pimco Total Return Fund, the biggest bond fund in the world, increased its US government-related holdings in December to 45% from 37% in November, Reuters reported.
Monster Beverage Corp, an energy drinks maker, is still an ideal target for beverage companies like Coca-Cola Co seeking to augment its sales, Bloomberg reported.
Cleveland, Ohio-based recycling company Vadxx Energy received funding from Liberation Capital, a private equity firm, for its first commercial-scale facility that can transform plastic waste to energy.
Private equity group Apax Partners is considering selling its stake in London-based foreign exchange firm Travelex in the form of a probable initial public offering (IPO), according to two sources.
Rebellion Photonics Inc, a provider of cameras with the power to detect gas leaks in oil rigs and refineries, closed its Series A round with $10.4 million.
New York-based BlackRock Inc said civil proceedings were started by Italy's securities regulator against Nigel Bolton, one of its money managers, over the trade of Saipem's shares last year, Bloomberg reported.
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