The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday: * VTB, Russia's second-biggest bank, is in advanced negotiations with billionaire brothers Shashi and Ravi Ruia of the steel-to-BPO conglomerate Essar to write them a cheque of more than a billion dollars to help purchase out minority shareholders in London-listed Essar Energy, the Economic Times reported. ()* Vocus Inc, a provider of cloud marketing software, is looking to sell itself and has attracted interest from industry rivals and private equity firms, according to several people familiar with the matter.
Vocus, Inc. (Vocus) is a provider of cloud marketing software. Shares of VOCS traded higher by 1.7% or $0.23/share to $13.73. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.05 and as high as $15.26. On average, 213603 shares of VOCS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 836204.
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