First round capital funding for popular The Football App reaches Eur10 million. The Football App was able to increase its first institutional funding with a Eur10 million Series A capital funding from a group of investors headed by Earlybird Venture Capital.
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Alupar IPO in Sao Paulo a success
Alupar IPO in Sao Paulo raises nearly US$421 million. The Brazilian electricity transmission and generation company, Alupar Investimento SA had raised nearly US$421 million in the first initial public offering in South America, It is the first utility to do so since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008.
Layer7 to be Purchased by CA Technologies
CA Technologies confirms news reports that it has acquired Layer7 Technologies. A VentureBeat report was confirmed by Reuters of the disclosed plans of CA Technologies to acquire Layer7.
Accor Shareholders Pressure May Force CEO to Leave
Accor shareholders may pressure CEO to leave due to dismal performance. According to a Reuters report, Chief Executive Officer of Accor may be expelled by the company's board by Tuesday due to weak performance of the company shares in the local bourse in the past months.
Ayala Corp's Stream Global Acquires LBM Holdings
Ayala Corp's Stream Global purchases LBM Holdings of UK for an undisclosed amount. Ayala Corp's outsourcing unit has completed the acquisition of the top business process outsourcing companies in the United Kingdom.
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Vidyo raises another US$17.1 million in investments. In an announcement today, Vidyo, Inc disclosed that it was able to secure an additional US$17. 1 million in financing.
Due to the lack of promised reforms, many investors are moving their investments from Russia to other countries.
The oversubscription of the San Miguel Corp bond issue brings with its dislocation according to institutional investors.
Schaeffler AG to sell off bonds to pay off debts. Schaeffler AG is undertaking plans to raise nearly Eur1 billion or US$1. 31 billion in a bond sale to pay off outstanding debts and refinance loans.
QNB in its growth plans, seeks to raise funds through bond issues to capitalize its acquisitions. Qatar National Bank SAQ is planning to sell US dollar denominated bonds as it continues to become the first Arabic financial institution to have an asset portfolio that exceeds US$100 billion.
Israeli firms reined in US$474 million in venture capital funding for the first quarter of 2013. According to the Israel Venture Capital Research Center, Israeli high technology firms have raised US$474 million in venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2013.
Betfair calls CVC offer as too low and with too many conditions, thus rejecting it. Betfair, the online gambling company, has rejected a US$1. 4 billion takeover bid from CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm.
Finnair, in a bid to raise cash, sells off Norwegian Air Shuttle shares. Finnair, the official air carrier of Finland, has sold off its 4. 7% shareholdings in Norwegian Air Shuttle in the amount of Eur53 million.
Elan rejects takeover bid of Royalty Pharma, saying it grossly undervalued the firm. The board of directors of Elan, the Irish pharmaceutical company has unanimously rejected the formal bid from Royalty Pharma.
