Institutional fund manager La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and investment firm BMO Capital Partners invested USD 20 million in Nautilus Plus, a Quebec-based fitness center chain owned by Novacap.
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Investors find vertical ecommerce portals attractive investments-report
Vertical ecommerce portals or retailers that sell only one category of healthcare products are getting the support of investors, according to a report on The Economic Times.
Mojave Networks snags USD5 million for mobile security
California-based mobile security firm Mojave Networks raised USD5 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, to be used for its expansion and marketing efforts.
Private equity firms Forum Synergies and Axon Capital pick up stake at Justeat.in
Two private equity firms, Axon Capital and Forum Synergies, together bought a minority stake in Bangalore-based online food ordering portal Justeat.in for an undisclosed amount.
Sony under fire for operating losses, hires Bain to narrow down costs by USD100 million
Sony Entertainment sought the advice of consultancy firm Bain & Company to help identify more than USD100 million in cost cuts. The Japanese conglomerate reportedly suffered a USD181 million operating loss in the second quarter.
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California-based network solutions innovator Talari Networks Inc secured USD15 million in a Series D funding round led by Four Rivers Group to be used for the company's growth and bridge loans payment.
Li Ka-shing's Horizons Ventures, MaRS Investment Accelerator fund and private angel investors provided more than USD 1 million in seed funds for Toronto-based big data startup Rubikloud Technologies Inc.
Maryland-based health care lender MidCap Financial LLC was acquired by an entity managed by alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management LLC for an undisclosed amount.
Texas-based national developer and investor Hunt Companies Inc announced the successful acquisition of Centerline Holding Company in a deal that increased Hunt's assets in management to USD24.8 billion.
MKTG INC and angel investors provided USD 1.7 in investment capital to Bonfyre, an application that enables brands and organizations to link with their audiences via private, experience-based micro social networks.
Investment firms Ardian and Consilium SGR exited Rollon Group to Chequers Capital and IGI SGR for an undisclosed amount. Rollon is a maker of linear rails and actuators based in Italy.
Acumatica, cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning solutions provider based in Kirkland, Washington, raised USD 10 million for its Series C funding round led by Runa Capital and Almaz Capital.
Australian property investor The GPT Group has made a A$2.99 billion takeover bid for Commonwealth Property Office Fund, gate-crashing an agreed A$2.8 billion deal with Dexus Property and a Canadian pension fund.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday including Forbes, Axel Springer, MidCap Financial LLC, Goldman Sachs and others.
