Chinese M&A activity was slow due to its country's leadership change while Japan and Thai tycoons led the way in 2013.
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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).
Runa Capital gives USD 500,000 in seed capital to Wallarm
Web security solutions firm Wallarm receives USD 500,000 in seed investment from Runa Capital. Runa Capital has made a USD 500,000 seed investment in Moscow, Russia-based web security solutions company Wallarm.
Tailwind gathers USD 1 million in seed funds in round led by venture capital firm i2e
Pinterest analytics platform Tailwind scored USD 1 million in seed funds in a round led by i2e. Tailwind announced that it was able to obtain USD 1 million in seed financing.
Startup what3words gets USD 500,000 in seed round
Startup what3words raised USD 500,000 from angel investors to develop their location pinpointing platform.
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SFW Capital Partners made a strategic investment in California-based Industrial Dynamics Company (DBA Filtec) for growth and product expansion.
CyPhy secured USD7 million from Lux Capital and other investots, which will be used to build flying robots with secure communication lines.
Social relationship platform Sprinklr raised USD17.5 million from Battery Ventures and Intel Capital for its global expansion.
Betable raised USD18.5 million in series A funding for the development of its real-money mobile gambling platform.
Social music app Listn raised USD500,000 seed round and a new partnership with Rdio. Social music app Listn landed a USD500,000 seed round with new parter Rdio today, according to a report by Venture Beat.
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.
Former Rovio executives gathered USD 2.35 million in seed funds for gaming startup Seriously. Gaming startup Seriously raised USD 2. 35 million in its seed round.
China's Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. made a move to shower Silicon Valley's app maker Snapchat with a USD200 million investment.
