Google, SAP and Cisco had been in discussions to possible acquire struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, said a Reuters report.
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Potbelly trading surges more than double after IPO pricing increase
On Friday, the New York bourse saw an increase in trading of Potbelly Corp's shares after its public listing launch.
Avaya to explore sale to Oracle after elusive IPO
Avaya Inc had explored a sale earlier this year instead of taking the company private, said a Reuters report.
Hollywood shows risk in Twitter business model, IPO in prospectus
Twitter Inc's prospectus filing on Thursday revealed its reliance in influential users like celebrities to be more relevant.
Shareholder files class action suit against Blackberry for information fraud
Shareholder Marvin Pearlstein filed a lawsuit against Blackberry Ltd and its top executives for providing false information about the company's financial position and business growth of its newest smartphone line.
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French clothing retailer Vivarte had been in discussions regarding a possible reset of its loan agreements to make its EUR2 billion debt easier to manage, said a Reuters report.
The withdrawal of Carl Icahn's threat to have a court declared valuation is a sign that the billionaire investor's short term goals.
Applications with the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service was filed by two Bank Rossiya as they bid to purchase shareholdings in Tele2 from state backed bank VTB.
Mortgage insurance firm Essent added Wells Fargo into its list of underwriters together with Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Barclays.
Activist investor Jana Partners LLC had reported a 13.5% stake in Outerwall Inc. and said it was exploring options including a possible sale, according to a Reuters report.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co filed a complaint in the Delaware Chancery Court to compel Apollo Tyres in closing its acquisition transaction soon, said a Reuters report.
Peruvian miner IRL confirmed on Friday that the company was in discussions with LionGold Corp for an acquisition transaction, said a Reuters report.
Sotheby's would adopt its shareholders right plan after Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund planned to increase its stake in the company and pushed to shakeup the company's management team, said a Reuters report.
According to a report from Reuters, the memories of Facebook's IPO had cloud up Twitter's debut which had dampened enthusiasm for the shares of the social networking platform.
