Mergers & Acquisitions

ECP acquires 33pct interest in Algeria-based Pepsi bottler

Washington, US-based private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) is acquiring a 33% interest in Algeria-based PepsiCo Inc bottler Atlas Bottling Corp for an undisclosed amount as part of an expansion plan.


US wine app Hello Vino merges with Corkbin

In a first app merger in the wine sector, San Francisco, US-based wine app Hello Vino purchased wine-focused photo-sharing app Corkbin for an undisclosed amount.

Rdio picks up troubled music streaming startup Dhingana to tap into Indian market

San Francisco, US-based digital music service Rdio picked up troubled Chennai, India-based music streaming startup Dhingana for an undisclosed sum as part of its strategy for international expansion.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group and other investors to purchase majority stake in metals trader

Private equity firm Carlyle Group and other investors will be purchasing a majority stake in Traxys Group, a physical metals and minerals commodity, logistics and trading company, Reuters reported.


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Illinois, US-based specialist packaging supplier Arpac added New York-based conventional palletiser manufacturer Lambert Material Handling for an undisclosed amount to increase its portfolio of packaging solutions.
Car dealer Manheim bought Lanarkshire, Scotland-based vehicle reseller Shotts Motor Auctions for an undisclosed sum in a bid to expand and beef up its product offering.
Hellman & Friedman purchased Renaissance Learning, a learning analytics firm, in a cash deal worth $1.1 billion less than a month after it closed a $40 million round led by Google Capital, TechCrunch reported.
Search giant Google is reportedly venturing into the set top business with its recent acquisition of Santa Clara, US-based mobile game and hardware developer Green Throttle Games for an undisclosed amount.
Austin, Texas-based legal reserve life insurance firm Citizens Inc, through its subsidiary, added Ridgeland, Mississippi-based firm Magnolia Guaranty Life Insurance Co in a deal valued at $5.23 million.
Alibaba Group Holding will be buying a majority stake in ChinaVision Media Group Ltd in an $804 million deal, allowing it to access TV and movie content, Reuters reported.
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo Llc has closed its acquisition of Global Healthcare Exchange or GHX, a company that has transformed the healthcare supply chain through its software solutions.
Priceline Group has purchased Israel-based Qlika in a cash deal worth around $3M, according to a Priceline source interviewed by VentureBeat who confirmed the deal.
Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York, has acquired Midland, Texas-based oilfield chemicals provider Kel-Tech Inc for an undisclosed amount, a statement about the funding said.
It could take the French competition authority nine months to evaluate the possible takeover of Vivendi's SFR by Bouygues or Numericable for antitrust issues, Reuters reported.
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