Financing Strategies

Mexico-based Coca-Cola Femsa has entered into a 12 month exclusivity agreement with The Coca-Cola Company (Coke) to evaluate the potential acquisition of the firms bottling operations... 2012-02-24

Just months after the Malaysian authorities issued nine LTE mobile broadband licences, some of the new entrants to the market are already talking about the need to consolidate... 2012-02-23

The ongoing consolidation in Australia's fixed broadband industry has shifted to the mobile segment after Optus announced on February 20 that it has entered into a conditional agreement... 2012-02-22

As part of a change in company strategy, Alibaba Group, China´s largest ecommerce company has announced that it is planning to privatise Ablibaba.com.

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has reportedly won investments from two Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds.

Unlike the big three global beer companies, AB InBev, Heineken and SABMiller, Carlsberg does not have a particularly strong non-European business to fall back on as demand stagnates... 2012-02-20

Perenco looks set to overcome stiff competition to snap up ConocoPhillip's Vietnamese assets. The deal represents a regional shift for Perenco as it seeks to acquire a proven asset... 2012-02-17

US independent Anadarko Petroleum has announced plans to sell its Indonesian assets.

CFW View: The announced homebuilding venture between India's Sahara Group, US-based Turner Construction and private equity firm Acropolis is a timely vote of confidence in a sector... 2012-02-10

Batelco's 100%-owned subsidiary BMIC is to sell its 42.7% equity in troubled Indian operations STel for BHD65.8mn (US$174.5mn) to local partner Sky City Foundation Limited. BMIC said... 2012-02-09