Sweden-based online payments company Klarna has bought Germany-based firm SOFORT in an acquisition deal valued at $150 million to become one of Europe's biggest independent payments alternative.
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Israeli transit app Moovit bags $28M to enhance service
Israel-based public transit app Moovit has closed $28 million from a funding round led by Sequoia to improve its service that gives commuters a real-time perspective of the best public transportation routes.
What you must know about the U.S. budget deal
The two-year U.S. budget deal approved by the U.S. Congress Wednesday gives both Democrats and Republicans something to brag about, starting with the mere fact that they did it.
Elance Inc merges with ODesk Corp
Two of the top websites that link businesses with freelancers, Elance Inc and ODesk Corp, have merged to form a service with 8 million registered individuals.
FED trims monthly bond purchases to $75B
The Federal Reserve said it will be trimming its monthly bond purchases to $75 billion from $85 billion in its first move to start tapering, Bloomberg reported.
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Darty, the third-largest electricals retailer in the European region, had agreed to sell Darty Turkey to eliminate losses in non-core markets. Darty has responded to weak consumer spending and competition from online retailers by exiting its loss-making operations.
Russia is prepared to invest more than €5 billion in Serbia to back projects centered in the energy and production sectors including lubricant refining, and plant reconstruction projects.
With the help of both public and private equity, the investments of Wellcome Trust was able to return 18% in the year that ended September 30, Bloomberg reported.
Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry on Tuesday announced that John Sims will join the company as head ofmits gloabl enterprise services business. Sims is a former executive at German software firm SAP.
While the search for the next CEO of Microsoft Corp intensifies. lead contender Satya Nadella took the time to mingle with Paris startups in a conference, Bloomberg reported.
Petroperu will be seeking to riase $2.7 billion to fund the modernization and upgrades of its Talara refinery. About half of the funds will come from international investors, Reuters reported.
Private equity firm Centerbridge Partners has abandoned the deal to buy bankrupt LightSquared. Centerbridge, which had offered $3.3 billion for LightSquared, is uncertain over when federal regulators would approve the company's proposed building of a wireless network.
New South Wales, Australia-based dairy firm Bega Cheese Ltd will consider stake options after dropping out of the three-way takeover contest for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co.
Wall Street banks including JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have been calling on private equity firm Ares Management to go public soon. Ares, however, does not see the need for a public offering in the near future.
