Jul 31, 2013 | China, East Asia, France, News, Western Europe
Bloomberg Citic Securities Co., China’s largest broker by market value, completed its purchase of Credit Agricole SA (ACA)’s CLSA unit, withholding $100 million of the $1.25 billion price pending its acquisition of the Taiwan operation. Citic is paying $841.7 million...
Jul 29, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, North America
The Wall Street Journal Yahoo has acquired a small Beijing-based company, Ztelic, that analyzes social-network data. A Yahoo spokeswoman said on Thursday that Ztelic was a small “talent acquisition” that would bring eight employees to Yahoo’s research and development...
Jul 29, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, Western Europe
Bloomberg Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s biggest company, may consider other options to bolster its telecommunications assets in Italy after talks to merge with Telecom Italia SpA’s wireless business were put on hold, the head of its local...
Jul 29, 2013 | China, East Asia, News
PR Newswire 28 July 2013 Shanda Games Limited, a leading online game developer, operator and publisher in China, announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire affiliates providing user and payment platform services from its parent company...
Jul 26, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, Oceania
Proactive investors Australia Norton Gold Fields has received Foreign Investment Review Board approval to proceed with its acquisition of Kalgoorlie Mining Company. The company’s offer of 0.054 Norton shares and 0.054 Norton options for each Kalgoorlie Mining (KMC)...
Jul 26, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, Southeast Asia
Bloomberg MBK Partners Ltd., a private equity firm formed by former Carlyle Group executives, is considering a Singapore initial public offering for Taiwan’s China Network Systems Co., said two people with knowledge of the matter. Listing Taiwan’s largest cable...
