Aug 22, 2013 | News, Western Europe
Reuters 20 Aug 2013 German reinsurer Hannover Re said it was in talks to acquire a minority stake in life insurer Heidelberger Leben, which Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group is selling as part of plans to exit overseas markets. Hannover Re said its investment would...
Aug 21, 2013 | China, East Asia, News
The Wall Street Journal 19 August 2013 SHANGHAI–Chinese private equity firm Citic Capital Holdings Ltd. is buying a minority stake in S.F. Express (Group) Co. Ltd., as it seeks to help a domestic delivery firm expand in a lucrative market in China that foreign...
Aug 20, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, North America
Reuters 16 August 2013 Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group, which is preparing for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, has bought a minority stake in online shopping company ShopRunner, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The acquisition is part of a...
Aug 20, 2013 | China, East Asia, France, News, Western Europe
Bloomberg L’Oreal SA, the world’s largest cosmetics maker, agreed to buy China’s Magic Holdings International Ltd. for HK$6.54 billion ($843 million) to expand in a market where sales growth is outpacing that of the company. L’Oreal will pay HK$6.30 a share in cash...
Aug 16, 2013 | Africa, News
Ghana Web The future of business investments in Ghana should move in the direction of ventures that add value to the local eco-system, says the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF). The Fund is at the forefront of promoting ‘impact investing’, a concept that accommodate...
