A $3 billion share buyback program was authorized by Northfield, Illinois-based Kraft Foods Group Inc, the first after the firm turned independent in October 2012.
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US-based Endo Health to buy US pharma NuPathe for $105 million
US-based specialty healthcare company Endo Health Solutions Inc agreed to purchase pharmaceutical firm NuPathe Inc in a deal valued at $105 million for its new migraine medication.
Jabil Circuit to exit aftermarket services for $275M, to part ways with BlackBerry as revenue falls
Jabil Circuit, whose customers include Apple and Cisco Systems, will put up for sale its aftermarket services for $275 million. The contract electronics maker also looks to part ways with BlackBerry as its revenue declines.
Ex-Chesapeake Energy Corp CEO looks for investors in new venture
Aubrey McClendon, the former Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp, is seeking investors for a new venture that would invest in oil and gas.
US Department of Energy pours in $13M into solar manufacturing firms
The US Department of Energy (DOE) granted $13 million to five solar companies to help strengthen local solar manufacturing and increase competitiveness in the clean energy market.
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David Gonski, the head of the sovereign wealth fund of Australia, will be the Chairman of the Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, Bloomberg reported.
Venture capital firm Unitus Seed Fund invested an undisclosed sum in Chennai, India-based affordable eyecare startup Welcare Health Systems amid increasing interest of risk capital in eyecare firms.
The Tel Aviv District Court has cleared Eduardo Elsztain and Moti Ben-Moshe's rescue plan for highly indebted conglomerate IDB Holding Corp. The partnership's takeover bid has won support from IDB's bondholders and creditors this month.
Leading Asian e-commerce company iBuy Group Ltd is raising $37 millionto pay for fund advertising and acquisitions in a fully underwritten initial public offering (IPO).
Sony Corp is thinking of selling its audio recognition software business Gracenote and has hired Qatalyst Partners of Frank Quattrone to explore the sale, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Sources on Tuesday told the New York Times that William Morris Endeavor Entertainment has won the auction for sports and media talent agency IMG Worldwide. With a $2.3 billion offer, WME beat two other bidders backed by private equity firms.
Idea.me, a crowdfunding platform founded in Argentina, now allows people in seven Latin American countries to fund projects and startups using bitcoin in lieu of credit cards and PayPal.
JPMorgan Chase has filed a case against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in a bid to recover more than a billion dollars from the government agency which managed the receivership of Washington Mutual.
TPG Capital, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Leonard Green & Partners have hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lead the initial public offering of the healthcare information company.
