About GBP40 million was invested into Oxford Nanopore Technologies by new and old investors for the expansion of sales and manufacturing capacity of the company.
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Land Securities Group to sell GBP 315 million to M&G Real Estate
Land Securities Group said it would sell South Bank office properties worth GBP 315 million to M&G Real Estate.
Twiter IPO set to launch on November 15 - report
An S-1 document filing by Twitter Inc revealed that the date of its initial public offering would be on November 15.
KKR acquires Malaysia's Weststar Aviation
KKR & Co LP, a US private equity fund, had acquired a substantial minority stake in Weststar Aviation valued USD200 billion, said a Reuters report.
Winsway Coking Coal Holdings buy back bonds at 32.5% value
After a Moody's advisory, Winsway was able to leverage a buyback of its bonds at a third of its original value.
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In an oversubscribed funding round, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners raised USD 1.65 billion in capital commitments for its first fund.
Splice was able to raise USD 2.75 million in seed capital from its latest funding round. Splice announced the close of its seed funding round with USD 2.
Verisae acquired Hara Software for an undisclosed amount. Verisae announced its purchase of Hara Software. No financial terms were disclosed. However, Verisae Chief Executive Officer Jerry Dolinsky said the acquisition was highly strategic.
Shares of SFX Entertainment Inc dropped 2.6% in early trading post-IPO. Music festival producer SFX Entertainment Inc saw its share price dropped in early trading just after raising USD260 million in its public listing.
Thoma Bravo would be purchasing Empirix Inc for an undisclosed amount. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced that it had inked a definitive agreement to purchase Empirix Inc.
A total of USD24 million in investments was received by Website translation software startup Smartling in a recent founding round led by Tenaya Capital.
GTCR announced that it had approved a deal to sell portfolio firm Six3 Systems to CACI International.
Meridian Properties did not push through with its planned EUR 170 million due to adverse market conditions.
New venture fund received GBP37.5 million in investment commitments from public and private investors, including the UK government, to boost the tech industry in the nation.
