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GE Capital Real Estate acquires USD2.3 billion in real estate loans from Deutsche Postbank

The real estate loan portfolio GE Capital Real Estate acquired from Deutsche Postbank contained commercial property loans that had been backed against prime real estate located in central London, France and Germany.


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Sources told Bloomberg that the planned stock sale of India's top two mobile phone operator had postponed its original target completion this month, and was pushing for a stock sale next year.
An article on Bloomberg provided its observations on how the stock rally had influenced the increasing number of initial public offerings on the Japan bourse starting this year.
GDI Property Group Ltd. would be raising AUD310 million (USD292 million) in an initial public offering slated in December. The deal is expected to be the biggest real estate IPO in Australia this year.
Taiwan-based Largan Precision Co has taken Samsung Electronics Co to court for patent infringement regarding its camera lens. The South Korean company allegedly used the Largan's patented lens its Galaxy Note and S series smartphones.
Texas-based Endeavor Energy announced that it has inked a joint development agreement with Joule Africa to construct the USD500 million Bumbana Phase II Power Project. Endeavor Energy obtained a USD100 million funding from private equity firm Denham Capital.
London-based pharmaceutical giant Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) completed the sale of its 28.2 million shares in Aspen Pharmacare at ZAR250 per share, raising a total of USD694 million in proceeds.
Bumi Chairman Samin Tan confirmed to Bloomberg by email that a lender had given him approval to finance his acquisition of the stake held by the Bakrie Group in the Indonesia-based coal producer.
Burger King Worldwide said that it has inked a joint venture partnership with South Asian private equity firm Everstone Group to bring the hamburger restaurant chain in India.
Singapore-based firm CapitaLand, the biggest developer in Southeast Asia, announced the sale of its 59% stake in Sydney-based Australand Property Group at AUD3.865 to AUD3.750 per share.
John Grayken's private equity company Lone Star Funds had bought 23 buildings from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Lone Star would be leasing the properties back to the insurer.