VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Zebra Technologies Corporation and Motorola Solutions has signed a deal for a merger agreement valued USD3.45 billion, reported ET.

Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable's merger was backed by Washington Post in an editorial posted Tuesday, reported Reuters.

Rocket Internet's Lamudi has received USD7 million funding from Tengelmann Ventures and other new investors left undisclosed, reported TechCrunch.

Technology-first beauty brand Julep has taken in USD30 million funding, reported TechCrunch.

TIAA-CREF has agreed to acquire Nuveen Investments in a deal valued USD6.25 billion, reported Bloomberg.

Twitter executives said that they had no plans to sell their holdings in the social media platform, reported Bloomberg.

Startup Brigade Media has raised USD9.3 million from Sean Parker, Marc Benioff and Ron Conway, reported TechCrunch.

A German newspaper reported that furniture and household appliances magnate Steinhoff would debut on Frankfurt, Germany through an IPO later this year.

Vevo and Yahoo are expanding their partnership through a deal allowing Yahoo Screen to show viewers Vevo programs, reported TechCrunch.

Startup Lifesum has taken in investment from Bauer Media Group and SparkLabs Global Ventures valued USD6.7 million, reported Bloomberg.

Glencore Xstrata sold its Peru copper mine to consortium led by China MinMetals in an all cash deal valued USD5.8 billion, reported Ventures Africa.

Former Amazon Web Services executive Alyssa Henry joins Square Inc., a crucial move following the company's announced public debut within this year.

NBK Capital appointed Perella Weinberg Partners as its adviser on a planned stake sale, reported Bloomberg.

Men's shorts manufacturer and retailer Chubbies has received USD4 million investment, reported TechCrunch.

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. has agreed to acquire stake in two real estate firms in South Africa following a share-swap deal, reported Bloomberg.