SoftBank Corp has made substantial gains on the investments it has made, prompting rivals and other Japanese firms to also invest in Japanese startups, Bloomberg reported.

Property developer Ray O'Connor bought the Grand Island Mall in Nebraska for $1.8 million to turn it into a lifestyle center with the help of St. Louis-based redevelopment firm Staenberg Group Properties.

Cambian Group intends to hold its initial public offering in London to raise £20 million or $33.2 million, Reuters reported. The healthcare firm is owned by private equity firm GI Capital.

US-based investment firms Benchmark Capital, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital are buying a stake in Pantera Capital's Bitcoin fund called Pantera Bitcoin and committed to conduct virtual currency transactions through Pantera.

Ping An Insurance Group Co has worked with Ctrip.com International to provide smog insurance to visitors traveling to Beijing, Xi'an, Harbin, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shijiazhuang and Shanghai, Bloomberg reported.

Northern Ireland-based energy investor Tom O'Gorman bought the Blarney Golf Resort in Co Cork for €2.5 million (£2 million) and confirmed that the company will continue operate as usual.

UK-based medical professionals' e-learning network Meducation picked up $1 million in seed capital from the Technology Strategy Board and private investors to help medical students and practitioners gain access to more educational materials.

Social media analytics firm Simply Measured bagged $20 million for its Series C funding round led by Trinity Ventures, a statement about the funding said.

With follow-on investment led by MMC Ventures, the Series A round for UK-based Invenias has now secured $2 million from the $1.5 million it raised in July, TechCrunch reported.

Heyo, software-as-a-service firm that provides a social media marketing tool for small businesses, has raised $2 million for its Series A round, a statement about the funding said.