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.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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.
Sime Darby picks up 70pct stake in Australian firm TFP Engineering in A$3.2M cash deal
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd, through its subsidiary Haynes Mechanical, picked up a 70% stake in Singleton, Australia-based mining machinery provider TFP Engineering for A$3.2 million (MYR9.5 million).
Fitch Group buys Business Monitor International for undisclosed amount
Financial information services provider Fitch Group has acquired risk and analysis provider Business Monitor International or BMI for an undisclosed amount, a statement about the deal said.
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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.
Los Angeles, California-based concert and ticketing digital unit LiveNation Labs added San Francisco-based social search startup for an undisclosed amount to deliver improved concert experience for music fans.
California, US-based venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) took a controlling stake in Brighton, New York-based medical device firm iCardiac Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
