Dubai Aerospace is in talks to place an order for about 400 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, getting ready to expand the world's biggest jetliner lessors' fleet through the acquisition in case talks fall through.
The Russian firm Analytical Credit Rating Agency has signed a deal to acquire the Slovakian European Rating Agency in its first takeover outside the country, as it seeks for expansion abroad.
Williams Cos, the pipeline operator, announced on Thursday it would acquire the rest of its limited partnership William Partners' shares in a deal worth $10.5B.
On Wednesday, Iran signed a preliminary oil contract with the London-based Pergas to develop the Keranj oilfield in the province of Khuzestan over the next ten years.
The online learning platform PluralSight's initial public offering has been priced at $15/shr after The Farmington raised its listing price range from $10-$12 to $12-$14 on Tuesday.
The healthcare firm Terveystalo is set to acquire the Finnish business unit of its Swedish rival Attendo in a deal that has been valued at $275M, the company stated on Thursday.
India's oil imports from Iran in April soared to 640K bpd, the highest level since Oct. 2016, as refiners increased purchases before the looming US sanctions against Tehran.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group agreed to sell its 55% stake in the Cambodia joint venture to the Japanese firm J Trust, seeking to streamline the lender's capital requirements.
The UK Government offered to pledge $18B of financial support to Hitachi's Horizon Nuclear Power project in Britain to build the reactors in Wales.
On Thursday, the Chinese regulators approved the sale of $18B Toshiba chip unit to the consortium led by Bain Capital, the US private equity firm, according to Japan's broadcaster NHK.
The "Angry Birds" film and mobile games maker Rovio reported its Q1 profit almost doubled y/y to $12M, sending the company's shares up 5.6% on the news.
Japan's grain buyers have purchased three vessels of 150-180K tonnes of the US sorghum in a wake of the trade row between the United States and China.
Ana Brnabic, Serbia's Prime Minister, is set to act as the country's Finance Minister until the government appoints a new one to succeed Dusan Vujovic after he resigned last month.
The US retaier Kroger has agreed for a deal with Britain's Ocado to use its tech for grocery deliveries, bringing the UK firm to the US market and sending its shares up 50% on the news.
Volkswagen's core car brand is set to pull out the Paris motor show scheduled for October 2-3 this year, saying it would host "various communications activities" in the French capital instead of attending the event.
The 21st Century Fox's CEO James Murdoch is eager to step down after the firm sells off its film and TV assets in a deal with Walt Disney and will be replaced by his brother Lachlan Murdoch.
Zoetis, the top animal health firm, is set to acquire the veterinary diagnostics company Abaxis in a deal that was valued at $1.9B, as it seeks to expand in diagnostics services at the fast-growing market.
On Wednesday, Google's YouTube said it would trigger a new music streaming platform called YouTube Music on May 22, adding it would also reveal a premium service soon that would charge more for the original shows.
Intel's Israel-base self-driving unit Mobileye stated it had clinched a deal to supply 8M vehicles with its autonomous driving technology to the European carmaker, not disclosing the further details.
Harbour Energy, the US investment fund, formalised its $10.3B bid for Australian company Santos, though investors indicated that the firm might be worth more.
Chinese northern city of Tianjin revealed its intention to set up $16B worth fund to support the industry of artificial intelligence, news agency Xinhua stated.
The Central Bank of Mexico stated that a cyber attack which affected a payment system within a country, hit five companies and that estimated $15.33M of irregular transactions were detected.
The British firm Mothercare is set to close 50 stores in the country and reappoint Mark Newton-Jones as its CEO within a restructuring plan to be revealed on Thursday.
The US and China are expected to launch trade negotiations on Thursday, aiming to avert damaging tariff conflicts, senior Trump administration's officials stated.