BvDEP Zephyr Editorial News en-us Copyright (c) 2013 - Bureau van Dijk Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:47 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14424&product=zephyrneo Global Strategic Metals, the Australian precious and base metals exploration company formerly known as East Coast Minerals, is setting the wheels in motion for a cash call worth up to AUD 10.00 million (USD 9.85 million).... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:07 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14423&product=zephyrneo French credit rating and risk management holding company Fimalac is in exclusive negotiations to buy an undisclosed majority shareholding in Webedia, a provider of digital media services headquartered in Paris.... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:57 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14422&product=zephyrneo National Flood Services (NFS), a subsidiary of software group StoneRiver, is buying the flood insurance business process outsourcing (BPO) unit of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) for USD 46.00 million in cash to add government contracting and commercial BPO services to its portfolio.... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:17:18 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14421&product=zephyrneo US sporting goods marketer BSN Sports will merge with Herff Jones, a manufacturer of graduation-related educational recognition and achievement products.... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:36 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14420&product=zephyrneo Ageing Silicon Valley internet giant Yahoo! is seriously considering some kind of tie-up with social blogging platform Tumblr in a bid to gain access to a younger audience and revamp its demographic image, according to recent media articles. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:31 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14419&product=zephyrneo ICICI Venture (I-Venture) is thrashing out an agreement to invest USD 50.00 million in Adlabs Imagica theme park, owned by entrepreneur and media industry veteran Manmohan Shetty, people with direct knowledge of the matter told the Times of India (ToI).... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:37:24 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14418&product=zephyrneo Nippon Prologis (NPR), a Japanese real estate investment trust set up by US warehousing giant Prologis, is tapping investors for cash in a multi-million dollar stock offering aimed at funding the USD 1.30 billion acquisition of local properties.... Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:33 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14417&product=zephyrneo German automotive parts manufacturer Mahle is planning to buy the remaining 49.0 per cent stake it does not already own in its domestic peer Behr.... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:15 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14416&product=zephyrneo Canadian transportation group Mullen has agreed to buy privately-held Jay’s Moving & Storage for an undisclosed sum in a deal slated to close on 1st June.... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:51:40 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14415&product=zephyrneo A shareholder of Sri Rejeki Isman is considering cashing in on its investment once the Indonesian integrated textile producer completes a domestic initial public offering (IPO) worth in the region of USD 153.45 million next month.... Fri, 17 May 2013 11:42:14 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14414&product=zephyrneo US-based electronics manufacturer Season has revealed a transaction through which it will acquire Outsource Electronics, a UK-headquartered maker of printed circuit boards.... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:46 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14413&product=zephyrneo At least six private equity players are vying for Future Ventures’ stake in clothing brands Biba and AND which could jointly be worth INR 4.50 billion to INR 5.00 billion (USD 82.27 million to USD 91.41 million), two people in the know told Wall Street Journal affiliate, Livemint.... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:46 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14412&product=zephyrneo Sun Capital Partners is considering cashing in on its investment in speciality chemicals maker Emerald Performance Materials, Reuters reported, just two weeks after announcing plans to merge five of its plastic packaging portfolio companies. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:11 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14411&product=zephyrneo Indonesian integrated textile producer Sri Rejeki Isman is heading to the domestic stock market next month with an initial public offering (IPO) worth as much as USD 153.45 million, harnessing the bullish sentiment on the local bourse.... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:44:51 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14410&product=zephyrneo PTC Therapeutics, a US developer of orally administered, proprietary small-molecule drugs that target post-transcriptional control processes, is targeting an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq worth up to USD 85.00 million.... Fri, 17 May 2013 08:31:42 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14409&product=zephyrneo Tata Power, part of the sprawling Tata group of more than 100 companies, is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) of shares in its clean energy business in the next financial year, Bloomberg reported.... Fri, 17 May 2013 06:58:48 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14408&product=zephyrneo Himin Solar, one of China's largest solar-powered water heater makers, is taking a second stab at a stock market listing after an attempt in 2012 was pulled amid speculation about involvement in a corruption scandal in the Shandong province.... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:47:08 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14407&product=zephyrneo A deal for German skin care products manufacturer Beiersdorf could soon be on the cards after Reuters reported that US consumer goods firm Procter & Gamble may be interested in picking up a stake.... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:38:59 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14406&product=zephyrneo Private equity firm Everstone Capital has decided to call time on its investment in Nashik Vintners, holding company of Sula Vineyards which produces popular Indian tipples under the Sula brand, according to the Business Standard.... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:16 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14405&product=zephyrneo Philippine billionaire John Gokongwei is considering floating domestic supermarket and department store operator Robinsons Retail Group, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:06 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14404&product=zephyrneo Mellanox Technologies has agreed to shell out USD 82.00 million in cash to buy privately held US photonic chip maker Kotura and the deal is set to close in the second half of the year.... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:51 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14403&product=zephyrneo UK electronics retailer Dixons is to attempt a divestment of Pixmania, its loss-making French ecommerce unit.... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:18:08 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14402&product=zephyrneo Bayer, the Germany-based chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant, has announced an agreement for the acquisition of domestic herbal medicines developer and manufacturer Steigerwald.... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:51:07 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14401&product=zephyrneo Canada’s Fairfax Financial has agreed to acquire privately-held US pet insurance provider Hartville for an undisclosed sum to ramp up its offering in this niche but increasingly popular area.... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:34:28 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14400&product=zephyrneo US master limited partnership TC Pipelines (TCP) is going cap in hand to stock market investors in the hope of raising money to partially fund the acquisition of stakes in two gas transmission operators worth a combined USD 1.05 billion.... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:29 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14399&product=zephyrneo German banking behemoth Deutsche Bank has agreed to buy a 51.0 per cent shareholding in Xchanging Transaction bank, a provider of securities processing services, and its holding company Xchanging etb.... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:43:15 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14398&product=zephyrneo Illinois-based contract baked foods and snacks manufacturers Hearthside Food Solutions and Ryt-way Industries are on the verge of a merger, their parent company said.... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:34:03 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14397&product=zephyrneo US-based TC PipeLines (TCP) is snapping up 45.0 per cent stakes in two pipeline operators from TransCanada in its largest deal ever, and a move which lines the Calgary energy infrastructure seller’s coffers with funds of USD 1.05 billion to finance capital investments.... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:33:34 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14396&product=zephyrneo Tesla Motors was one of the most advanced and active companies in after-hours trading yesterday, rising by as much as 10.0 per cent on news the US electric sports car start-up is tapping the capital markets for cash to prepay an energy department loan.... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:40:03 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14395&product=zephyrneo After making its first ever profit, Viom Networks, a telecommunications tower joint venture between Tata Teleservices and Srei-owned Quippo, is hoping to attract private equity firms to invest in its future, the Business Standard reported....