Los Angeles, US-based startup BEZALEL launched a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter to raise $35,000 for the development a portable wireless charger for smart devices called ARK.
Deals
US private investor Starwood purchases UK's Four Pillars Hotels
US-based global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group has acquired UK-based hotel owner and operator Four Pillars Hotels through an unnamed affiliated fund for an undisclosed amount.
Indian IT firm Global Economic Advantage purchases Samtel Engineering
India-based IT and engineering services provider Global Economic Advantage Pvt Ltd purchased Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt Ltd including its wholly owned German unit for an undisclosed sum.
Belgian firm Solvay offers to buy bankrupt Plextronics in $32.6M deal
Brussels, Belgium-based chemical firm Solvay SA offered to buy Pennsylvania, US-based conductive polymer maker Plextronics Inc in a $32.6-million deal amid a Chapter 11 filing by the latter.
Penn State's moon mission team launches $400K crowdfunding campaign
In a bid to bring home the $20 million prize money in the Google Lunar X Prize competition, Penn State launched a crowdfunding campaign on Rockethub to raise $400,000 by February to build its own moon rover prototype.
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Singapore-based private equity firm Nalanda Capital has increased its holding in Mumbai, India-based underwear manufacturer Lovable Lingerie Ltd to 8.79% in a deal valued at $3.25 million.
New York, US-based public holding company RCS Capital Corp entered a deal to buy Atlanta, Georgia-based investment banking firm JP Turner & Company for an undisclosed sum.
Private equity giant Warburg Pincus LLC will be acquiring a majority stake in Source, an asset management firm based in London for an undisclosed amount, Bloomberg reported.
Toronto, Canada-based commercial real estate services firm Avison Young bought Columbus, US-based firm PSB Realty Advisors for an undisclosed amount and opened a new office there.
London-based team scheduling startup Resource Guru has raised $870,000 in a seed funding round led by Index Ventures to expand its workforce, product, and client base.
Wisconsin-based firm Salon Management Enterprises has acquired Fantastic Sams' seven hair grooming outlets in the Fox Cities and Green Bay region for an undisclosed sum, to be upgraded and re-branded to its NewStyle Salons brand.
After saying no to an informal acquisition bid worth $100 million from AOL last year, Business Insider is likely set to raise new funds from its existing backers, re/code reported.
Bangalore, India-based online real estate portal CommonFloor secured INR64 crore in its fourth financing round from existing investors Accel Partners and Tiger Global, as confirmed by co-founder Sumit Jain.
New Jersey, US-based medical device company Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp completed the acquisition of dural repair product lines from Dublin, Ireland-based manufacturer Covidien for an undisclosed sum, to add to its neurosurgery product portfolio.
