Former Philippine trade minister Roberto V. Ongpin and his associates have hiked their collective holding in real estate developer Alphaland Corp to 50.57%, diluting British fund Ashmore's interest to 24.41%.

Bristol, UK-based frozen yogurt seller AngelBerry turned to crowdfunding to raise at least £150,000 via Crowdcube to fund its plan to expand to 100 stores worldwide by 2016.

The UK website of e-commerce giant eBay will soon allow the sale of Bitcoins and other digital currencies under the Virtual Currency category, CNET reported.

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales picked up a big stake in London-based mobile provider The People's Operator (TPO) in a bid to expand into the US and other international markets.

With a recovery in the IPO market propelling private equity backers to exit their investments, lenders are readying to list more UK retailers on the London bourse, the Financial Times reported.

US-based global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group has acquired UK-based hotel owner and operator Four Pillars Hotels through an unnamed affiliated fund for an undisclosed amount.

London-based team scheduling startup Resource Guru has raised $870,000 in a seed funding round led by Index Ventures to expand its workforce, product, and client base.

Atlanta, US-based consumer credit reporting company Equifax acquired UK-based technology firm TDX Group in a deal valued at $327 million to expand its data and analytics services beyond the US.

Ingenious Media Holdings Plc has planned a £160 million or $262 million initial public offering for Ingenious Clean Energy Income Plc, its unit that invests in clean energy, Bloomberg reported.

A report on UK-based news firm The Guardian cited Sagan Ltd marketing director David Kay saying porn could help the online currency Bitcoin succeed because of its private and quick transaction methods.