Hapag-Lloyd AG has agreed to buy Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA in a deal that would create the fourth biggest shipping firm in the world.
Corporations
Intel shells out $100M for innovation center in China
Santa Clara, US-based semiconductor chip maker Intel Corp shelled out $100 million to establish an innovation center in China to accelerate the innovation of smart equipment in the Asian country.
US firm WireCo acquires Endenburg to build new crane rope business in the Netherlands
Kansas, US-based wire rope manufacturer WireCo WorldGroup Inc acquired the assets of Gouda, Netherlands-based construction and transport materials supplier Endenburg BV for an undisclosed amount to beef up its delivery system.
Dropbox drops some cash to add Loom and Hackpad
Cloud storage giant Dropbox spent an undisclosed amount to add San Francisco, US-based photo and video cloud storage and smart collaborative tool Hackpad to expand its product offering and improve its auto-upload features.
Live Nation Entertainment becomes full owner of Live Nation Japan with minority stake buy
Beverly Hills, US-based live entertainment and e-commerce firm Live Nation Entertainment picked up a minority stake in Live Nation Japan for an undisclosed amount to become the latter's full owner.
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US-based game developers' platform Unity Technologies added San Francisco, California-based predictive analytics startup Playnomics for an undisclosed amount to step out of game engine into the game services sector.
Tencent Holdings would launch the Chinese version of Candy Crush Saga through a partnership with King Digital Entertainment.
Google Inc. has acquired Titan Aerospace without disclosing financial information regarding the deal, reported Ventures Africa.
Alibaba Group Holding's revenue has accelerated just in time before launching its public debut, reported ET.
Diageo Plc expressed its interest in acquiring 29 percent United Spirits stake, reported ET. Diageo Plc expressed interest in getting a strong grip in United Spirits as it looks in expanding into international operations in the biggest whiskey market in the world.
Indian e-commerce marketplace giant SnapDeal snapped up Noida-based fashion products discovery site Doozton for an undisclosed amount to leverage the latter's personalized shopping technology for its own platform.
New York, US-based investment firm TPG Growth committed $100 million in a joint venture with Gurgaon, India-based emerging business market builder Smile Group to help Internet and e-commerce firms expand to India, Africa, and other emerging markets.
Canberra, Australia-based cloud computing services provider CloudCentral bought the intellectual property of San Mateo, US-based software firm DEY Storage Systems for an undisclosed amount in lieu of paying for third-party storage services.
Helsinki, Finland-based corporate wellness startup HeiaHeia scored €1.5 million in its first funding round led by Wallstreet Financial Services for its international expansion, marketing improvement, and product development.
