The Winklevoss twins have invested in SumZero. The Winklevoss twins, best known for their legal battle against Mark Zuckerberg over the founding of Facebook Inc, have invested in SumZero, a social network company aimed at professional investors, The Wall Street Journal said on Sunday.
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Scandlines owners mull 1.4 bln euro Baltic ferries sale -sources
Private equity groups 3i and Allianz Capital Partners are considering the sale of Scandlines. Private equity groups 3i and Allianz Capital Partners are considering the sale of Scandlines, hoping for up to 1.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.
Start-ups fight back as patent wars intensify
Start-ups fight back as patent wars intensify. The patent wars that have embroiled many of the world's technology giants in recent years are spreading to a new set of combatants: start-up companies and their venture-capital backers.
Affinity tests appetite for Asia private equity with $3.5 bln fund
Asia-focused private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is seeking to raise as much as $3.5 billion in a new fund.
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Indian software services provider Tech Mahindra Ltd is set to announce on Monday a deal to acquire a majority stake in mobile phone software maker Comviva Ltd.
Defence equipment maker Chemring Group Plc said U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group had been granted an extension to the "put up or shut up" deadline to make an offer for the British company.
Indian group Bharti Airtel's mobile phone tower unit has filed for an initial public offering. Indian group Bharti Airtel's mobile phone tower unit has filed for an initial public offering which sources said on Friday could raise nearly $1 billion in the country's biggest IPO in more than two years.
Several private equity firms including Bain Capital are considering a buyout offer for retailer Staples Inc.
Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi launched a $7.2 billion offer to buy out other shareholders of Fraser and Neave Ltd.
Equity International chief executive Gary Garrabrant has left the U.S. private equity firm. Equity International chief executive Gary Garrabrant has left the U.
E-commerce start-up Decide.com is launching a guarantee on Thursday. E-commerce start-up Decide. com is launching a guarantee on Thursday, claiming it will help online shoppers handle increasingly swift price swings known as dynamic pricing.
An investor in Tesla Motors Inc thinks it may be time for big competitors of the electric car maker to admit defeat on their electric models and focus on the next technological leap, perhaps flying cars.
China-based biotechnology firm 3SBio Inc (SSRX.O) said an investor group led by its chief executive Jing Lou has offered to take the company private.
