After posting its steepest quarterly profit decline in over two years, government-owned State Bank of India announced that it will raise INR95.76 billion via a share sale to investors or follow-on public offer.
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Telecom Italia says it tells regulators no bids received for Brazil business
Italy-based Telecom Italia told regulators that it did not get any offers for its unit in Brazil and that it intends to keep the unit. The company issued the statement in response to a request from an Italian regulator regarding Telecom Italia's plans for its Brazilian business.
Sources say Maybank's Etiqa mulling bid for Mega Life Asuransi Jiwa
Malaysia-based Etiqa, the insurance unit of Maybank, is said to be thinking of bidding for Indonesian insurer Mega Life Asuransi Jiwa, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
PM Tony Abbott says Australia may acquire stake in Qantas
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today the government may purchase a stake in Qantas Airways to help the troubled carrier compete with better-financed rivals.
Resgen raising USD178 million for new coal project in South Africa
South Africa-based coal mining firm Resource Generation (Resgen) is in a funding drive to raise USD178 million for a new coal mining project in Limpopo.
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Indonesia's Information and Communication Technology Ministry has finally approved the acquisition of PT Axis Telekom Indonesia (Axis) by PT XL Axiata (EXCL) on November 28.
Joint venture partners Accel Partners and Ventureast will own more than 30% stake in Portea Medical Group after equally investing INR48 crore in the in-home health services company.
Japan's Sumitomo Life Insurance Co said it would be acquiring a 40% stake in the life insurance unit of Bank Negara Indonesia in a deal worth JPY 36.2 billion or USD 354 million.
Wealthy businessman Johann Rupert of South Aftica has offered ZAR2.34 billion to purchase ElementOne, a company which owns a large stake in Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers, according to the Sunday Times.
Investors seemed not receptive to the Chinese government's announcement to resume the initial public offerings by the first month of next year.
South Africa's industrial conglomerate has joined forces with unlisted drug firm Community Investment Holdings (CIH) to buy a stake in Adcock Ingram in a move that could derail Chilean company CFR Pharmaceutical's takeover bid, said a Business Day Live report.
China-based developer Guangzhou R&F Properties Co will be making its first acquisition abroad, paying USD 1.4 billion to the Sultan of Johor for six sites in Johor Bahru in Malaysia.
Sydney-based gold and copper mining exploration firm Elysium Resources Ltd has successfully completed its takeover offer for unlisted Burraga Copper Ltd in New South Wales.
According to a report on The Telegraph, British Chancellor George Osborne is said to be thinking of modifying the rules in the country's Enterprise Investment Scheme or EIS to boost investment in the venture capital industry.
