The chief executive of top Italian insurer Generali said on Thursday he was not aware of anyone harboring ambitions to take over the group.

Italy's biggest insurer Generali has agreed to sell its Belgian operations to Bermuda-based Athora Holding for 540 million euros ($668.5 million) as part of its plans to shrink its global business and shore up capital.

Kimco Realty Corp , an owner of 492 open-air shopping centers whose share price has been slammed by e-commerce, recently sold almost two dozen properties to private investors at valuations it said were better than public prices.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is likely to expand its consumer bank through small acquisitions, its finance chief said on Tuesday, without ruling out the idea that it might buy a traditional lender, too.

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Australia's Bank of Queensland Ltd on Monday said it will sell St Andrew’s Insurance to Freedom Insurance Group for A$65 million ($50.58 million).

Sweden's Intrum Justitia has filed a binding bid for Intesa Sanpaolo's debt collection unit in a 3.6 billion euro deal that rids the Italian bank of 10.8 billion euros ($13 billion) in bad debts.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc bought Clarity Money, a personal finance startup, to bolster its Marcus online lending business, it said Sunday.

Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht SA has reached an agreement in principle with real estate investment firm Hemisferio Sul Investimentos SA (HSI) to sell a project in São Paulo, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

New Zealand's Fletcher Building Ltd posted its biggest share gain in 18 years on Friday, after a media report that Australia's Wesfarmers Ltd - on the lookout for deals - bought a small stake with an eye to a takeover.