Sports Direct, the biggest sporting goods seller in the UK, picked up a 4.6% stake in London-based multinational retail chain Debenhams for an undisclosed sum.
Investors
Chinese app store Wandoujia lands $120 in funding led by SoftBank
China based mobile app distribution platform Wandoujia raised $120 million in a recent funding round led by SoftBank Corp, for the acceleration of its growth and development of its mobile search technology.
Total acquires 40pct stake in UK shale gas in $47M deal
In a $47 million deal, Paris-based oil firm Total will be acquiring a 40% stake in licenses held by Dart Energy for two exploration areas in the eastern portion of England, Bloomberg reported.
Indian billing startup ChargeBee nabs $800K in Series A funding
Chennai, India-based billing startup ChargeBee raised around $800,000 in a Series A funding round from Accel Partners, bringing its total raised capital to $1.17 million.
ACE Ltd to acquire 60.9% stake in Thai insurer in $185M deal
Swiss insurer ACE Ltd agreed to buy a 60.9% stake in Thai insurance firm Siam Commercial Samaggi Insurance in a $185 million deal as it joins other insurance in making its presence felt in Southeast Asian insurance markets, Reuters reported.
Latest News
UBS AG Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti belied rumors that the biggest lender in Switzerland will be spinning off its investment banking business, Bloomberg reported.
Connecticut, USA-based venture capital firm Canaan Partners invested INR35 crore in Bangalore, India-based digital media firm SureWaves for the latter's global growth and workforce expansion.
UK-based institutional currency investment manager Millennium Global Holdings Inc acquired a 51% stake in Philippine-based seafood exports business Millennium Ocean Star Corp in a deal valued at PHP137.91 million.
Sanofi will be purchasing a 12% stake in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals as well as access to the drugs it has developed for rare diseases, Bloomberg reported.
London-based alternative asset management firm Resonance Asset Management LLP bought four wind farms in the UK after raising $100 million from institutional investors for its first Resonance British Wind Energy Income fund.
Drugmakers from Europe are getting lured to the Boston-Cambridge area as the biotechnology boom makes it the envy of other biotechnolgy hubs in the world, Bloomberg reported.
Canada-based suitor Saputo Inc has lifted its stake in Australia-based dairy supplier Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Ltd for the third time after United Dairy Power backed Saputo's takeover bid.
German-based carmaker Volkswagen intends to introduce a mid-sized sports utility vehicle for its North American market in 2016 as part of its $7 billion investment program, Bloomberg reported.
Germany-based venture capital firm Global Founders Capital and Luxembourg-based firm Redline Capital invested €6.1 million ($8.3 million) in UK-based short-term e-commerce business loans startup Iwoca.
