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Pacific Rubiales acquires Petrominerales in COP1.6 billion deal
Colombia's largest private oil company Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp intended to purchase oil producer and explorer Petrominerales Ltd in a COP COP1.6 billion or USD1.55 billion deal, according to its regulatory filing.
Royal Dutch Shell exits Eagle Ford unit in South Texas via sale - report
Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Royal Dutch Shell would be selling its Eagle Ford unit in South Texas.
USD2.5 billion Apollo takeover awaits Cooper shareholder approval
A Reuters report said that the USD2.5 billion takeover proposal of Cooper Tire and Rubber Co by Apollo Tyres Ltd would be awaiting shareholder approval.
Glencore unlikely to bid for OZ Minerals
Glencore Xstrata was unlikely to be considered a bidder for OZ Minerals, said a banker familiar with both companies.
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According to news website Quartz, Twitter Inc. would make its IPO filing public this week and would probably start trading before the thanksgiving holiday on November 28.
According to five people, ING Groep might sell 43% of its stake in Vysya Bank and had been looking for a potential buyer for the transaction.
According to a spokesperson for Tata Sons, the group had comprehensively addressed all questions from all probing government agencies regarding the 2007 deal between Tata and Unitech.
Blackstone Group had been in advanced talks with Bain Capital regarding the sale of 13.09% of its stake in Emcure Pharmaceuticals valued USD100 million.
Siemens planned to shed 15000 jobs over the next year as a part of its cost cutting program, said a spokesman last Sunday.
The US Congress had one more day left before ending the budget stalemate as risks were dramatically increased in the first US government shutdown.
CapAsia executive Vijay Sethu filed a defamation case against Johan Bastin, also an executive in the company, in the Singapore High Court, said a Bloomberg report.
Lawrence Ho planned to invest more than USD5 billion in Japan once Melco Crown Entertainment obtains permission to establish a casino in the country.
According to a statement from NZ Finance Minister Bill English, nearly half of the IPO shares in Meridian Energy was already spoken for by New Zealand brokers.
Telecom Italia, a company considered strategic in the Italian political spectrum, is undergoing a change in leadership.




