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BP Selling off US Wind Farm Operations
British Petroleum, in the wake of the 2010 oil spill liabilities, is selling off its wind farm operations in the US reportedly at US$1.5 billion.
SinoPac To Sell 20% of Banking Unit to ICBC
ICBC would be the first Chinese bank to invest in a Taiwanese Bank, SinoPac. SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd of Taiwan would be selling off a 20% share of its banking unit.
Statoil sells part of Mozambique share to Inpex
Inpex of Japan is the new partner of Statoil SA in the development of the Rovumba basin oil well in Mozambique.
American Greetings Returns to Private Hands
American Greetings is privatized by the Weiss family. The founders of American Greetings Corp have reached an agreement to purchase the gift card and party goods firm.
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Alupar would be raising nearly 1.16 billion reais for its IPO. Alupar Investimento SA is planning to raise 1. 16 billion reais or US$574 million in its initial public offering of shares of stock.
Dell would walk away if he is not retained as CEO. Michael Dell, in a statement, would only consider a buyout plan with Blackstone Group if the private equity guarantees that he remains as its CEO.
Michael Steinberg is the highest ranking SAC executive to be arrested for insider trading. Michael Steinberg, portfolio manager at SAC was charged with insider trading by US prosecutors.
Fund manager of BlackRock China forecasts futures for investors. According to a fund manager at BlackRock, China's industrial stocks provide good investment opportunities on select markets, such as steel mills to cement producers.
Due to internal issues and weak market conditions, Toys R Us withdrew its IPO proposal. Toys R Us Inc formally withdrew its initial public offering proposal last Friday.
The IPO market is growing again in North America and Europe. Globally, initial public offerings raised US$20 billion in the first quarter of 2013. The growth of this financial area was buoyed by rallies in different stock markets to sell businesses.
Keith Meister's Corvex Capital and Related Cos has withdrawn their original US$27.00 per share offer and lowered it to US$24.50 per share offer.
MTS and Vimpelcom joins the A1 versus VTB bidding war for Tele2 Russia. After the bid made by billionaire Mikhail Fridman's A1 Investment Group, new bidders have made offers to join Tele2 AB's Russian subsidiary.
Jean Claud Gandur planning to offer Oryx Petroleum for IPO in Toronto. Billionaire investor Jean Claude Gandur, through his company Addax & Oryx Group is now on its way to publicly list its oil exploration unit.
Sprint's offer of US$80 million per month would again be utilized by Clearwire. According to anonymous sources, Clearwire Corp is planning to notify Sprint Nextel Corp that it will be utilizing another US$80 million in financing as part of its deal agreed upon with Sprint.