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Midatech's unique biocompatible gold-nanoparticles raised GBP10 million from investors. One of the global leaders in nanomedicine design, synthesis and manufacturing, Midatech Ltd, announced the completion of the issuance of its new equity.

According to a source, Troy Carter apparently had been busy not managing Lady Gaga's music career, causing the music artist to sever ties with her long-term manager.

Etisalat and Vivendi formalize agreement as to the sale of Maroc shareholdings from Vivendi to Etisalat.

Online wedding registry website Zola received USD3.25 million in funding led by Thrive Capital, with participation from investors including Gilt Groupe founder Kevin Ryan.

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The fifth global business unit for Ford serving the Middle East and African regions would be headquartered at Dubai, in the UAE.

OpenText Corp, a Canadian business software maker, acquired cloud computing company GXS Group Inc to strengthen its holding in the enterprise software market.

With vigorous criticism of the rules on banking exposure related to government related debt, the UAE central bank was forced to review the rules and study on how to lessen its harsh effects.

American pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions Inc entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paladin Labs Inc for USD1.6 billion.

Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica said it had sold a 65.9% interest in its Czech unit to investment group PPF.

UAE's Emirates Telecommunications Corp. (ETISALAT) would be the new owner of a portion of Vivendi SA's stake in Maroc Telecom SA.

Remote diagnostics company AetherPal secured USD6 million in Series A funding for the development of its pre-loaded software for smartphones.

Microsoft entered a 20-year deal with RES Americas to source wind power from its Texas facility. Microsoft Corp. sealed a deal to source power from a Texas wind farm.

Google announced that it will invest USD607 million to upgrade its seawater-cooled facility in Finland and convert it into a bigger data center.

The UK clothing retailer has yet released new clothing collection for women causing a drop in sales.