India-based IT and engineering services provider Global Economic Advantage Pvt Ltd purchased Samtel Engineering and Sourcing Solutions Pvt Ltd including its wholly owned German unit for an undisclosed sum.

Singapore-based private equity firm Nalanda Capital has increased its holding in Mumbai, India-based underwear manufacturer Lovable Lingerie Ltd to 8.79% in a deal valued at $3.25 million.

New York, US-based public holding company RCS Capital Corp entered a deal to buy Atlanta, Georgia-based investment banking firm JP Turner & Company for an undisclosed sum.

Private equity giant Warburg Pincus LLC will be acquiring a majority stake in Source, an asset management firm based in London for an undisclosed amount, Bloomberg reported.

Wisconsin-based firm Salon Management Enterprises has acquired Fantastic Sams' seven hair grooming outlets in the Fox Cities and Green Bay region for an undisclosed sum, to be upgraded and re-branded to its NewStyle Salons brand.

New Jersey, US-based medical device company Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp completed the acquisition of dural repair product lines from Dublin, Ireland-based manufacturer Covidien for an undisclosed sum, to add to its neurosurgery product portfolio.

Grande Prairie-based municipal utility firm Aquatera Utilities Inc acquired Fairview-based industrial water and wastewater services provider Watchorn Rentals Ltd for an undisclosed amount as part of its strategic growth plan.

Hewlett-Packard has said it has already arrived at decisions on how to go about solving shareholders' securities fraud claims for the writedown it took on its Autonomy Plc acquisition, Reuters reported.

The US Federal Trade Commission has given its approval to the purchase of Harris Teeter by Kroger Co, according to a statement from both supermarket chains, Reuters reported.

Shareholders were asked by the Jos. A. Bank Clothier's Inc board to refuse a hostile bid amounting to $1.61 billion from Men's Wearhouse, Reuters reported.