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Trader pays USD5.2 million settlement for Smithfield insider trading case
A Thailand based trader was ordered to pay USD5.2 million to settle civil charges filed against him for publicly trading call options and single stock futures before the announced acquisition plan of Shuanghui International Holdings for Smithfield Foods Corp.
Wishabi raises USD15 million in Series B round
Wishabi's digital circular platform is what investors saw fit to be capitalized in its Series B round.
Subscription commerce leader Zuora announces new funding
Zuora received another USD50 million in capitalization making the total capital financing received at USD132.5 million.
Bregal Partners acquires US Community Behavioral
Private investment firm Bregal Partners announced the purchase of US Community Behavioral LLC. Bregal Partners had announced the acquisition of US Community Behavioral LLC.
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Yahoo Inc. recently unveiled its brand new logo, and CEO Marissa Meyer helped with the design over a summer weekend.
Oasis Petroleum purchased four acreages in North Dakota for USD 1.52 billion. Oasis Petroleum Inc inked four separate deals to purchase North Dakota acreage for USD 1.
ATK announced today that a definitive agreement has been set with Bushnell Group Holdings Inc to acquire the latter for USD985 million.
Hearsay Social, through investors Sequoia Capital and NEA, raised another USD430 million for its funding requirements.
Hamilton Lane raised USD 900 million for its third secondary fund Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund III. Private equity asset management company Hamilton Lane announced the success of its Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund III with USD 900 million in capital commitments.
Today, Parkway Properties Inc. announced that it had agreed to merge with Thomas Properties Group Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction.
SDR Ventures announced the acquisition of Zeus and Company Pet Supply Distributors by Pet Food Experts.
TPG Capital-backed Surgical Care Affiliates filed for a USD 100 million US IPO. A regulatory filing revealed that Surgical Care Affiliates Inc filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US.
Qualcomm and Samsung offered to the public the Toq and Galaxy Gear as an alternative to the smartphone.
In a town hall meeting, Jeff Bezos reassured the editorial staff of his recently purchased Washington Post of optimism in the digital age and continued independent journalism.