Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) announced today that through its majority owned Israeli subsidiary, Nielsen Innovate Ltd., it has been awarded an Israeli government mandate to launch a technological incubator in Israel.
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China's 3SBio gets buyout offer from CEO
China-based biotechnology firm 3SBio Inc (SSRX.O) said an investor group led by its chief executive Jing Lou has offered to take the company private.
AMR, U.S. Airways say evaluating potential merger
American Airlines parent AMR Corp (AAMRQ.PK) and US Airways Group Inc (LCC.N) said on Friday the carriers have to evaluate a potential merger.
KKR in talks to invest $1.3 billion in Japan's Renesas: sources
Private equity firm KKR is in talks to invest about 100 billion yen ($1.3 billion) for control of Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp
Google acquires social ad start-up Wildfire
Google Inc said on Tuesday it acquired marketing start-up Wildfire to help the world's largest Internet search company expand further into social media.
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MicroVentures today announced the launch of MicroVentures Investor Challenge. MicroVentures today announced the launch of MicroVentures Investor Challenge — a Facebook game in which real startups like AirBnB, Etsy, and Pinterest compete for a player's virtual investment.
Bankrupt aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft Inc said it is in exclusive talks with a little-known Chinese aerospace firm over the sale of the company for $1.79 billion.
South Korea's Lotte Shopping Co Ltd (023530.KS) said it had signed a deal to buy a controlling stake in electronics retailer Hi-mart Co Ltd
Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC is pushing ahead with a $4 billion sale of Getty Images Inc.
One Equity Partners, JP Morgan Chase & Co's private investment arm, will buy technology services firm M*Modal for about $1.1 billion in cash.
Speakers at the conference said renewable energy projects were too bound by red tape to be an attractive destination for the huge sums which private equity firms allocate.
Quest Software Inc has received an improved bid from Dell Inc to buy the maker of enterprise management software for about $2.32 billion, a source close to the matter said on Monday.
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is considering splitting its business in two. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is considering splitting its business in two, separating its struggling handset manufacturing division from its messaging network, The Sunday Times reported.
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) today announced a strategic agreement to enable global businesses to move money quickly and reliably across borders.
