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Salzburg, Austria-based automotive retail software provider Incadea PLC raised around £11.5 million (€14 million) through issuance of ordinary shares to partially fund the acquisition of Germany-based firm RC Real Business Solutions GmbH (RCRBS).
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Germany-based car maker Audi is investing in Paris, France-based bio gasoline startup Global Bioenergies, which makes cheap gasoline from sugar, as part of an effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions amid stricter regulations.
Dublin, Ireland-based pharmaceutical firm Actavis sold its stake in Chinese subsidiary Actavis (Foshan Pharmaceutical Co) for an undisclosed sum because of its limited presence in the country.
AT&T Inc said it will no longer have any plans to make an offer for Vodafone Group Plc, preventing it from making a takeover bid in the next six months, Bloomberg reported.
Hugh MacKay, the chief executive of UK-based hydrocarbons exploration and production firm Europa Oil & Gas, now holds a 0.88% stake in the company after it held an open offer for 19.3 million shares.
Ericsson and Samsung Electronics have come to a new licensing pact for wireless technology, putting an end to the patent war between the two firms, Bloomberg reported.
Philippine-based multi-chain retailer Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc agreed to acquire three-store supermarket chain Jaynith's Supermarket for an undisclosed amount to further boost its retail network.
PCA Investments have decided to close a multistrategy hedge fund after China's sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp withdrew its support, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.