Brazilian retailer GPA said on Wednesday it had received an unsolicited offer from Colombian business magnate Jaime Gilinski to take over its subsidiary, Almacenes Exito, in a deal worth $836 million.
Rio Tinto on Friday announced plans to invest $395 million in a seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, to supply water for the company's coastal operations in the area.
As foreigners pile into Japan's steepest stock market rally in years, local investors have been furiously cashing out or even betting against what many see as the beginning of a long-overdue era of profitability and returns.
Vietnam's most valuable listed lender, Vietcombank, is tapping advisers for plans to raise at least $600 million in fresh equity capital to build firepower and better compete with its rivals, two sources familiar with the matter said.