Catherine Badour

Coating materials maker IGM Resins put up for sale, say sources: Reuters

IGM Resins, a Dutch manufacturer of materials for coatings, inks and adhesives, has been put up for sale by its private equity owner in a potential 500 million euro ($614 million) deal, sources told Reuters.

Brazil approves sale of wind energy firm to JV with Canada pension fund: Reuters

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade approved the sale of Ventos de Santo Estevao Holding, a wind energy firm, to a joint venture between Votorantim Energia and Canadian pension fund CPPIB, the federal register showed on Friday.

Advent International to buy UK electronics firm Laird in $1.65 billion deal: Reuters

U.S. private equity firm Advent International has agreed to buy British electronics and technology business Laird (LRD.L), the firms said on Thursday, valuing it at around 1.2 billion pounds ($1.65 billion) including debt, Reuters reported.

Japan Post's $1.1 billion buyout fund aims to invest with KKR, Permira, others: Reuters

Japan Post Holding Co’s new $1.1 billion private equity fund plans to team up with global buyout firms such as KKR, Blackstone and Permira to invest in companies in Japan and overseas, a senior group executive said.

Insurer AmTrust to go private in $2.7 billion deal: Reuters

U.S. insurer AmTrust Financial Services Inc (AFSI.O) said on Thursday it would be acquired in a $2.7 billion deal by a group of shareholders including its founding family, chief executive and private equity funds.

Vingroup picks banks for $1 billion residential property arm IPO, say sources: Reuters

Vingroup JSC VIC.HM, Vietnam’s biggest property developer, has picked four foreign banks for a planned $1 billion listing of its residential property business, sources familiar with the matter said, which will mark a strong run of IPOs in the country.

Triton to launch sale of parts maker Aventics, say sources: Reuters

Buyout group Triton is preparing the sale of pneumatics parts maker Aventics, a former unit of German automotive supplier Robert Bosch, which could fetch a price of around 500 million euros ($610 million), sources told Reuters.

Gene-editing startup Inscripta raises $55.5 million: Reuters

Inscripta said on Wednesday it raised $55.5 million in funding as the privately held biotech startup looks to strengthen its research team and speed up development and commercialization efforts of its gene-editing tools.

Baidu's video unit iQiyi files for U.S. IPO that may raise over $1.5 billion: Reuters

Chinese video streaming service provider iQiyi Inc, a unit of search engine firm Baidu Inc (BIDU.O), filed on Tuesday for an initial public offering that is set to raise more than $1.50 billion amid fierce competition in China’s online entertainment market, Reuters reported.

China startup NIO hires eight banks for up to $2 billion U.S. IPO, say sources: Reuters

Chinese electric vehicle startup NIO has hired eight banks including Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and Goldman Sachs (GS.N) to work on a planned U.S. stock market listing this year worth up to $2 billion, sources told Reuters.