May 8, 2014 | East Asia, News
HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) – CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy South Korea’s KFC franchise from a subsidiary of Doosan Co Ltd for 100 billion won ($98 million), Doosan said on Thursday. The deal is CVC’s fourth in the restaurant space in 18...
May 8, 2014 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (Reuters) – Google Ventures led a $130 million investment in oncology-data company Flatiron Health, Flatiron said on Wednesday. The cash will allow New York-based Flatiron to acquire Altos Solutions, an electronic medical-records company...
May 5, 2014 | News, Western Europe
May 4 (Reuters) – German engineering firm Siemens AG is close to finalizing an agreement to sell its logistics and airports solutions business to a group led by billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, quoting people familiar with the...
Apr 22, 2014 | MENA, News
DUBAI, April 22 (Reuters) – A consortium of Gulf-based investors including Fajr Capital and Arab Petroleum Investment Corp (Apicorp) have agreed on a deal to acquire Dubai-based oilfield services firm National Petroleum Services, Fajr said on Tuesday. The...
Apr 22, 2014 | News, Western Europe
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) – British greeting cards retailer Card Factory plans to list its shares on London’s stock market in May, joining a spate of store groups seeking flotations as the outlook for consumer spending improves. The over 700 stores firm,...
