San Francisco-based motivational startup Pact has raised $1.55 million in a recent funding round to develop its mobile apps that help users hit health goals through monetary stakes.
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Judge says Nasdaq OMX Group Inc must face investors' lawsuits in botched Facebook IPO
US District Judge Robert Sweet ruled that Nasdaq OMX Group Inc needs to face the cases filed against it by investors who claimed that the exchange platform was responsible for the bungled Facebook IPO, Reuters reported.
Cooper Tire loses court bid to force close its $2.3 billion Apollo merger deal
The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's appeal against an earlier court ruling favoring Indian tire maker Apollo Tyres Ltd. The two companies went on trial in November over the stalled merger deal.
US regulators clear Gannett's $1.5 billion Belo takeover, obliges Belo to divest KMOV
US antitrust regulators gave the green light to Gannett Co. Inc.'s $1.5 billion purchase of Belo Corporation as long as the deal excludes St. Louis television station KMOV-TV.
Australia's APA to acquire Envestra with sweetened $1.3B bid
Australian natural gas giant APA Group entered an agreement to acquire the rest of distribution firm Envestra Ltd after increasing its offer to around AU$1.4 billion ($1.3 billion).
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Australia-based agricultural firm Ruralco Holdings Ltd will raise $25 million for the company's growth through a fully underwritten institutional placement that prices its shares at $3.25 apiece.
A study from Scorpio Partnership, a consultancy group based in London, showed that mergers and acquisitions among wealth managers have gone up this year, Bloomberg reported.
A person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to divest its global investment unit based in Hong Kong so it can simplify its operations.
The Weinstein Company and Miramax Films said in a joint statement that they have entered a multi-year deal to co-produce films, TV shows and live stage shows to be released in the United States and internationally.
To follow the requirements of the Volcker Rule, Citigroup Inc sold private equity unit Metalmark Capital, Bloomberg reported. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Ireland-based e-commerce fraud prevention startup Trustev added a $500,000 investment from Notion Capital to its recently closed $3-million seed round to capitalize on the booming e-commerce.
Spain's bank restructuring fund FROB on Monday announced that it had received six binding offers for a majority stake in bailed-out bank NCG Banco. Banks and private equity firms from Spain, Venezuela and US reportedly eye the NCG stake.
E-commerce giant Amazon may have quietly bought Silicon Valley-based mobile payments startup Gopago for an undisclosed amount for a new "ambitious" project, according to Italian newspapers.
Auction house Sotheby's named Tom Ford International Chairman and former Gucci head Domenico De Sole as its lead independent director amid criticism from activist investor Daniel Loeb.
