Heavily indebted UK bread manufacturer Premier Foods announced that it is looking for investors for its Hovis brand.
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Jessica Alba's The Honest Company raises USD25 million in funding
The USD25 million funding Jessica Alba's The Honest Company had raised would go towards implementing its growth plans, including a potential expansion in the Canadian market.
Top deals of the day - Meragers & Acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Healthcare conglomerate Danaher Corp has teamed up with Blackstone Group LP BX.
The Riverside Company invests in ARCOS
Private equity firm The Riverside Company invested in crew management software maker ARCOS. The Riverside Company made a major investment in crew management software maker ARCOS for the expansion of its operations.
Hawaii's Energy Excelerator invests USD5 million into 15 cleantech startups
Energy Excelerator, a new startup program in Hawaii, poured USD5 million into 15 innovative firms for the development of clean energy.
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The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday:Germany's Siemens agreed to sell the bulk of its water technologies business to private equity group AEA Investors for 640 million euros ($862 million).
Proceeds from Zomato's recent USD37 million funding would go towards business expansion in 22 countries, chief executive Deepinder Goyal told TechCrunch.
A recent investment round by Israeli startup Mobli had secured USD60 million in investment from Carlos Slim's América Móvil and other institutional investors.
Cybersecurity company IID (Internet Identity) raised USD8 million from Bessemer Venture Partners as its first venture capital after 17 years.
Reinsurance company Analyze Re received USD 1.4 million from venture capital companies for financing round.
China's Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. made a move to shower Silicon Valley's app maker Snapchat with a USD200 million investment.
E-commerce company Linio's USD50 million new investment would go towards company expansion. According to a VentureBeat report, e-commerce company Linio received an additional USD50 million in investment.
Garantia Data had renamed itself to RedisDB, following a USD9 million investment round. Aside from acquiring USD9 million in funds, Garantia Data had changed its name to RedisDB.
Vista Equity partners reached its USD1.1 billion target for its second Foundation Fund. Vista Equity Partners closed USD1. 1 billion for its second Foundation Fund for small and mid-cap software entities.
