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500 Startups to raise USD100 for Fund III - filing

500 Startups said in its recent US Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it would raise USD100 million to increase its investment in early-stage startups and put additional investment in startups it had already supported.


Dailymotion plans for new acquisition, Japan office

According to news agency AFP, video platform Dailymotion intended to continue with its acquisition and Asian expansion plans despite failed buyout talks between its parent company Orange and Yahoo Inc.

G1 Therapeutics raises USD 12.5 million in Series A funding round led by MedImmune Ventures

Pharmaceutical firm G1 Therapeutics scored USD 12.5 million from MedImmune Ventures and other investors in its Series A funding round.

Cotton Creek Capital acquires Royal Baths

Texas-based private equity firm Cotton Creek Capital bought Royal Baths Manufacturing for an undisclosed amount.


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Biopharmaceutical firm SAGE Therapeutics scored USD 20 million from ARCH Venture Partners and Third Rock Ventures in its Series B funding round.
Vivendi, a French mass media company, said it would acquire USD2.7 billion of its U.S. dollar-denominated debt after it received payment for its stake sale in Activision Blizzard.
South Korean communication app maker Line would stand to be valued at USD8 billion should it go public, according to information technology news site The Next Web.
A Wall Street Journal report might have indicated that Apple Inc had sold more iPhone 5S units than the cheaper iPhone 5C units.
Monte dei Paschi foundation had been in discussions with the Italian Treasury regarding a stake sale deal, said sources in a Reuters report.
The retail debt asset base of Reliance Mutual Fund grew 1.5 times its retail asset base between 2012 and 2013.
The therapeutic protein molecule Anticalin would be the subject of the an agreement between Zydus and Pieris.
Serbia's committee for economic cooperation would be travelling to the UAE to discuss a loan agreement.
Advance Auto Parts would acquire General Parts International to form the largest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America.
AXA sold EUR 350 million or USD 474 million in catastrophe bonds, the largest bond offering of the securities designed to protect insurers from the risk of payouts for extreme storm damage.