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Synapse Biomedical wins $2.4M from Ohio Third Frontier Commission

The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Synapse Biomedical with $2.4 million to further the design and development of its NeuRx technology, a platform that is used to treat patients with respiratory insufficiency.


Austria's OMV sells Bayernoil stake to Vitol-Carlyle joint venture for undisclosed sum

Austria's OMV will divest its 45% stake in German oil refinery Bayernoil to Varo Energy for an undisclosed amount. Varo Energy is a partnership between Swiss oil trading firm Vitol and American private equity firm Carlyle Group.

Peabody Energy form joint venture with China's Shenhua Group

Peabody Energy and Shenhua Group formed a joint venture firm, Sino-Pacific Coal Trading Corporation Pte Ltd, to provide Shenhua with coal from the platform of Peabody.

Fosun International seeks more real estate acquisitions in US after Chase Manhattan tower purchase

Fosun International, controlled by Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang, is seeking to acquire apartments, hotels and offices in New York as well as in other US cities after its purchase of lower Manhattan landmark 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza.


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US-based private equity firms Carlyle Group and KKR & Co and Australian investment firm Archer Capital have advanced in the sale of Transpacific Industries Group's waste management business. The three firms are working with banks to put together loan packages to back their bids.
Hedge fund Clinton Group in a regulatory filing on Wednesday said that it is exploring an acquisition of California-based teen apparel retailer Wet Seal. The activist investor seeks to buy out Wet Seal's equity in a privatization deal.
Madrid, Spain-based global travel distribution system Amadeus bought hotel IT solutions provider Newmarket International Inc for $500 million in a bid to conquer the hospitality space.
3D printing company 3D Systems has bought the solid ink product design, chemistry, and engineering teams of Xerox in Wilsonville, Oregon for $32.5 million, according to a press release.
Bristol-Myers Squibb is reportedly exiting its stake in a diabetes joint venture with AstraZeneca for $3 billion. Bristol-Myers shifted its focus from producing diabetes and hepatitis C treatment drugs to medicines harnessing the immune system to fight cancer.
California, US-based firm Planet Labs has closed a fresh $52 million from a recent funding round to launch small satellites into space and gather data about the Earth.
Dish Network Corp., which lost out to Japan's SoftBank in its attempt to buy Sprint Corp., is looking to offer a bid to acquire telecoms company T-Mobile US Inc. Sprint last week said that it is considering to bid for T-Mobile.
The revival of initial public offerings in the US and Europe which started this year is set to continue next year, the Financial Times reported.
Italian clothier Moncler is expected to raise a total of about €784 million in its initial public offering after arranging banks Goldman Sachs Group, Bank of American Merrill Lynch and Mediobanca exercised the listing's greenshoe over-allotment option.
Seattle, US-based customer relationship management (CRM) company Stride has been acquired by KISSmetrics and Crazy Egg founders Neil Patel and Hiten Shan, who plan to market the service and make it easier to use.
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