The mining pool GHash.io run by a secretive company known as CEX.io which has links to Ukraine nearly controls 45% of Bitcoin network's processing power, according to a report by Bloomberg View contributor Leonid Bershidsky.
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Providence Equity Partners' Blackboard acquires MyEdu
Blackboard Inc, an enterprise technology company owned by private equity firm Providence Equity Partners, has bought MyEdu, a platform that helps students finish college and look for jobs.
Sandell Asset Management renews call for breakup of Greyhound unit
New York-based investment firm Sandell Asset Management has again pressured FirstGroup, the owner of Greyhound bus, to split the company and revamp its operations, Bloomberg reported.
Standard Chartered private equity arm picks up $6M stake in Botswana;s grocery chain
The private equity arm of London-based banking firm Standard Chartered picked up a 13% stake in Botswana-based supermarket chain Choppies Enterprises in a deal valued at $6 million.
Vietnam to exit stakes in airline, state-owned firms
The Vietnamese government plans to exit its stakes in 11 state-owned companies under the transport ministry via stock market listings to boost economic productivity and growth.
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TaiGen Biotechnology Company Ltd, a biotechnology firm in Taiwan, has given Russia's R-Pharm the exclusive license to develop and commercialize the anti-infective compound nemonoxacin in the Russian Federation, Turkey and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Dallas, US-based female-focused crowdfunding platform MoolaHoop acquires New York-based small business crowdfunding site Lucky Ant for an undisclosed sum to facilitate easier management of crowdfunding campaigns.
Bahrain-based investment firm Gulf Finance House (GFH) agreed to sell part of its stake in West Yorkshire-based soccer club Leeds United for an undisclosed amount.
Kerala, India-based healthcare service provider Aster DM Healthcare is in talks with investment banks for a $200-million initial public offering (IPO) in London or Mumbai within a year.
The low-cost price plans of T-Mobile would most likely block Sprint Corp's takeover attempt of the company as regulators like to have an operator that provide lower rates to customers, Bloomberg reported.
San Francisco, US-based venture capital fund IDG Ventures invested an undisclosed sum in the first funding round of Bangalore, India-based mobile sales and marketing software maker FieldEZ Technologies.
World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) invested an undisclosed amount in US-based submarine fiber optic cable system developer and operator Seaborn Network Holdings LLC.
Hony Capital Ltd, a Chinese private equity firm, is mulling a potential bid for United Biscuits Holdings Ltd owned by Blackstone Group and PAI Partners, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Google Inc spends more than five biggest rivals combined in US in bid to grow to new markets- report
Compared to the spending of its five biggest US rivals combined, Google Inc has spent more money in the past two years in its effort to reach out to new markets, Bloomberg reported.
