Yahoo has purchased 40 million shares owned by Third Point at US$29.11 per share. Third Point LLC, the firm headed by Dan Loeb, was at the forefront in the change of Yahoo's board a couple of years back.

Beacon Equity Partners relinquishes its ownership over IP software Anaqua Inc in favor of Insight Venture Partners.

Clinicient gets USS $2.5 million investment from SaaS Capital to fund its product development and research including sales and market boost.

Creme Mel Sorvetes, mid-est Brazil's largest ice cream producer and distributor, gets investment from HIG Capital.

TriGate Property Partners closes at US $324.2 million; beyond its US $300 million target. Park Madison Partners, a real estate advisory firm, oversubscribed from its target fund raise of US $300 million for the closing of TriGate Property Partners.

Roark Capital acquires restaurant chain Miller's Ale House bringing its restaurant investment to 13.

Contatta raised US $3.25 million seed fund from investors Kickstart Seed Fund II and Grayhawk Venture Fund II.

SynapDx Corp accumulates US $15.4 million funding from investors led by Google Ventures. SynapDx Corporation closed US $15. 4 million in a funding round led by Google Ventures and joined in by Foundation Medical Partners.

Apposite sells portfolio firm ZONARE Medical to China-based Mindray Medical International Limited for US $101.7 million.

Livewire Mobile and OnMobile Global has agreed to the buyout terms thus increasing OnMobile's presence in value adding service for mobile in the US.