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Cupertino, US-based cloud marketing startup Ensighten purchased London, UK-based tag management firm TagMan for an undisclosed sum to gain traction over its bigger rivals in the website marketing sector.

Perth, Australia-based coal miner The Waterberg Coal Company Ltd raised A$2.4 million from an equity issue to London, UK-based investment firm Investec Asset Management to gain additional working capital for its current project.

London, UK-based wearable tech startup HereO created a GPS watch with a kid-friendly and durable design that can help parents monitor their kids' location through the company's website or mobile app.

London is not anymore the top financial center in the world. According to the Global Financial Centres Index, that title now belongs to New York, Bloomberg reported.

London, UK-based music identification app Shazam confirmed the previously rumored $20-million financing from undisclosed investors, which will probably fund the firm's expansion and advertising efforts.

Makati, Philippines-based holding firm Berjaya Philippines Inc will buy a 50% stake in London, UK-based property firm RBW Holdings Ltd in a cash deal valued at PHP3.7 million.

Dublin, Ireland-based social media analytics startup Eagle Alpha bagged $1.5 million (€1.1 million) in angel funding from former investment banker Emmett Kilduff to develop its product offering and beef up its salesforce.

London, UK-based keyring smartphone charger Popcord surpassed its £20,000 goal on Kickstarter and went past the £33,000 mark with five days left for its crowdfunding campaign.

London, UK-based marketing solutions provider St Ives Group completed the purchase of digital marketing firm Realise Holdings Ltd in a deal valued at £21.7 million to enhance its product offerings.

London, UK-based hotel metasearch Top10.com raised $8 million in a Series B financing round led by Balderton Capital to fuel its expansion into Europe and its plans to beef up its workforce.

Florida, US-based insurance brokerage investor AssuredPartners Inc completed the purchase of Lexington, Kentucky-based insurance firm Creech & Stafford Insurance Agency Inc for an undisclosed amount.

London, UK-based wealth management firm Old Mutual Wealth snapped up Swindon, England-based financial adviser Intrinsic for an undisclosed amount to extend its market reach across the UK.

Dublin, Ireland-based public investment holding company TVC Holdings offloaded 7.6 million shares in Northern Ireland-based media broadcaster UTV in a deal valued at €22.1 million, reducing its stake from 18% to 10.05%.

Seattle, US-based e-commerce and digital media giant Amazon will rename its London-based streaming video service LoveFilm as Prime Instant Video in Germany and the UK starting February 26.

US-based search giant Google acquired London, UK-based anti-malware for online advertisers Spider.io for an undisclosed amount to prevent online advertising fraud and detect attacks from malware-infected computers.