The Carlyle Group continues to diversify; announcing yesterday that it would buy a majority stake in New York-based Vermillion Asset Management which will reportedly become its exclusive commodities trading platform.
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Ocean Spray Acquires Cran Chile Processing Business
Ocean Spray, a U.S.-based grower-owned agricultural cooperative has made its first international acquisition with Chilean firm Agrícola Cran Chile Limitada today.
American Airlines and U.S. Airways Hold Merger Negotiations
The much talked about merger in the airline industry between American Airlines and US Airways is all set to happen after both sides came together for discussions in Dallas, last week.
Dish Network Males Bid for Clearwire with Eye on Mobile Spectrum
Dish has made a $2.28 billion offer to Clearwire, which is higher than Sprint Nextel's $2.2 billion offer.
SoftBank To Buy 70 Percent Stake in Sprint Nextel for $20 Billion
The Japanese telecommunications company Softbank Corp. has struck a deal to buy a 70 percent stake in Sprint Nextel for $20.1 billion.
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Advantage Capital Partners has invested $7.2 million in 3DR Laboratories. Advantage Capital Partners, a leading venture capital and small business finance firm, has invested $7.
Lehigh Technologies Inc. has completed $16 million in financing, securing investments from top global venture capital firms.
Intellectual Ventures (IV) announced today that its newest spin-out company, Kymeta™, has closed a $12 million funding round.
State Bank of India, and Australia's Macquarie Group, have agreed to invest $150 million in a unit of infrastructure firm Ashoka Buildcon.
Investment from Fortissimo Capital supports next phase of company's product development and sales expansion.
Private equity firm General Atlantic LLC has invested $125 million in Box. Private equity firm General Atlantic LLC has invested $125 million in Box, the fast-growing cloud storage start-up seen as a likely candidate for an initial public offering.
bluebird bio today announced the successful completion of a $60 million Series D financing. bluebird bio today announced the successful completion of a $60 million Series D financing.
Sterling Partners has led an additional $18 million growth equity investment in SecureNet. SecureNet Payment Systems, a leader in payment processing technology, announced today that Sterling Partners, a leading growth-oriented private equity firm with approximately $5 billion in assets under management, has led an additional $18 million growth equity investment in SecureNet.
California-based NantWorks, LLC, announced today that leading investment firm Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has invested US$125 million in NantPharma.
