Catherine Badour

Lighthouse, Rothschild enter strategic advisory agreement: Reuters

Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC and Rothschild HDF Investment Solutions, a unit of Rothschild Asset Management Europe, have entered a strategic alliance to boost Rothschild’s alternative investment business, Reuters reported.

Bill Gates makes $100 million personal investment to fight Alzheimer's: Reuters

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease, Reuters reported.

French agricultural group InVivo to buy garden retailer Jardiland: Reuters

French agricultural group InVivo has agreed to buy gardening chain Jardiland to strengthen its position in a sector drawing competitors from do-it-yourself stores to internet distributors, Reuters reported.

Uber board strikes agreement to pave way for SoftBank investment: Reuters

Uber Technologies Inc’s warring board members have struck a peace deal that allows a multibillion-dollar investment by SoftBank Group Corp to proceed, and which would resolve a legal battle between former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick and a prominent shareholder, Reuters reported.

GE to focus on three key units, exit most other operations: WSJ

General Electric Co’s (GE.N) Chief Executive John Flannery plans to disclose a road map for the company on Monday that will focus on three of its biggest business lines - aviation, power and healthcare, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Banks launch €2.36bn sell down of Nets buyout loan: Reuters

Banks have launched syndication of a €2.36bn-equivalent leveraged loan financing backing US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman’s DKr33.1bn (US$5.3bn) take-private of payments firm Nets, Reuters reported.

Equity Commonwealth approaches Forest City about merging: Reuters

Equity Commonwealth (EQC.N), a U.S. real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on office space and chaired by property mogul Sam Zell, has approached Forest City Realty Trust Inc (FCEa.N) to discuss a possible merger, Reuters reported.

Qualcomm draws up plans to rebuff Broadcom's $103 billion offer: Reuters

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is making preparations to reject rival Broadcom Ltd’s (AVGO.O) $103 billion bid as early as this week, four people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, setting the stage for one of the biggest-ever takeover battles, Reuters reported.

StanChart Private Equity offers to buy Singapore crane company shares: Reuters

Tat Hong Holdings Ltd (TAT.SI), a Singapore-based supplier of cranes, said it had received a non-binding letter from Standard Chartered Private Equity (Singapore) proposing to buy shares in the company at S$0.50 apiece.

Blackstone buys China-based packager ShyaHsin in $800-900 million deal, say sources: Reuters

Global asset manager Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) has reached a deal to acquire China-based cosmetics packaging firm ShyaHsin Packaging (China) Co Ltd for about $800 million to $900 million, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.