BvDEP Zephyr Editorial News en-us Copyright (c) 2013 - Bureau van Dijk Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:11 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14443&product=zephyrneo Chevron, the second largest US energy company, is in late-stage talks to shed the bulk of its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, three people told Reuters, adding the sale could bring in around USD 300.00 million for the oil giant.... Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:29 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14442&product=zephyrneo French banking giant Natixis may opt to reduce its shareholding in Coface, a provider of business credit insurance services, the company’s chief executive told Reuters.... Wed, 22 May 2013 10:56:58 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14441&product=zephyrneo Oklahoma-based energy company Laredo Petroleum is selling all of its interest in properties and assets in the Anadarko Basin to oil and gas player EnerVest after the two agreed terms.... Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:23 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14440&product=zephyrneo US boutique carmaker VL Automotive and Chinese auto parts supplier Wanxiang Group are joining forces to try and revive the fortunes of ailing green vehicle company Fisker Automotive, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the situation.... Wed, 22 May 2013 09:41:01 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14439&product=zephyrneo US-based voice, data and internet services provider Sprint Nextel has made an improved bid for Clearwire, the broadband communications company also headquartered in the country.... Wed, 22 May 2013 08:09:05 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14438&product=zephyrneo State investment unit the Government Employees’ Pension Fund is set to pick up a 25.0 per cent stake in Independent News and Media South Africa, Business Day reported, pegging the value of the holding at around ZAR 500.00 million (USD 52.97 million).... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:03 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14437&product=zephyrneo UK-based turkey farmer and food manufacturer Bernard Matthews could be nearing the sale of a stake in the business, according to a company spokesman.... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:01 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14436&product=zephyrneo Privately-held call centre software maker Genesys Telecommunications Laboratory has agreed to acquire Nasdaq-listed SoundBite Communications in a deal designed to strengthen the Californian company’s cloud products portfolio.... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:23 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14435&product=zephyrneo US-based fast food chain Smashburger could be on the way to an initial public offering (IPO), according to Bloomberg, citing the company’s chief executive.... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:29:47 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14434&product=zephyrneo French insurer Allianz France, which operates through its holding company Assurances Générales de France (AGF) is planning to offload its 20.0 per cent holding in investment banker and asset manager Oddo, according to Les Echos, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:26:08 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14433&product=zephyrneo US asset manager BlackRock has signed on the dotted line to acquire independently-managed Singaporean private equity investor MGPA in a deal that gives a major boost to its property arm.... Tue, 21 May 2013 10:38:22 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14432&product=zephyrneo Chinese technology outsourcing group Pactera confirmed its management has teamed with US buyout major Blackstone to make a non-binding proposal to acquire the Nasdaq-listed group at a substantial premium.... Tue, 21 May 2013 10:33:06 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14431&product=zephyrneo Broadband firm LightSquared has piqued the interest of satellite broadcaster Dish Network, a source close to the latter’s chief executive told Reuters.... Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:01 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14430&product=zephyrneo New Zealand electricity company TrustPower is about to be on the receiving end of an unsolicited bid from an Australian investment firm at a third less than its current trading price.... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:22 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14429&product=zephyrneo UK-based potato crisp manufacturer Tyrrells could be about to have a new owner, according to the Telegraph, without citing sources.... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:19:31 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14428&product=zephyrneo Israel’s Alvarion, which provides wireless broadband products and services for public and private networks, is looking into the possibility of shoring up its capital reserves by raising equity.... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:56:19 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14427&product=zephyrneo Mattress maker Peps India is talking to private equity players New Silk Route, Everstone Capital and Warburg Pincus about the possibility of raising around INR 2.00 billion (USD 36.24 million) in exchange for a majority stake, three people familiar with the matter told the Economic Times (ET). ... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:05 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14426&product=zephyrneo US telecommunications player Syniverse Technologies is on the verge of receiving the green light from the European Union for the planned purchase of Mach, its Luxembourg-headquartered peer, undisclosed sources told Reuters.... Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:09 GMT http://zephyr2.bvdep.com/FullEditorialNews.serv?databaseContext=Deals&NewsId=14425&product=zephyrneo Tencent and Baidu are going head to head in the battle for Chinese mobile antivirus software firm NQ Mobile, according to TechinAsia, which cited industry rumours.... 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....