Nearly 30 funds run by Boston-based Fidelity Investments have bought a total of 2.4 million shares of Twitter in the days after its public debut. Fidelity's Contrafund led the way, holding 1.1 million Twitter shares at the end of November.
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German firm Global Founders invests $8.3M in UK business loans startup Iwoca
Germany-based venture capital firm Global Founders Capital and Luxembourg-based firm Redline Capital invested €6.1 million ($8.3 million) in UK-based short-term e-commerce business loans startup Iwoca.
NBC Universal picks up minority stake in New York startup NowThis News
New York, US-based news giant NBCUniversal News Group announced a minority investment in mobile video news startup NowThisNews to co-produce original short news videos for social sites.
American rapper Diddy Combs acquires luxury tequila brand DeLeon
American rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs struck a partnership with UK-based consumer goods firm Diageo Spirits to acquire the luxury tequila brand DeLeon in their second 50-50 joint venture.
Bain Capital Ventures, Spectrum Equity take purchase minority stake in MedHOK
Bain Capital Ventures and Spectrum Equity have obtained minority stakes in healthcare software provider MedHOK or Medical House of Knowledge in a $77.5 million deal, Reuters reported.
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JPMSL Copthall Mauritius Investment Ltd. has acquired a little over 1% stake in Cox & Kings by buying 6,84,216 shares on Friday and 8,13,172 shares the day before. Shares in Cox & Kings closed at INR136.15 apiece on Friday's trading.
GlaxoSmithKline has asked for the approval of India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board for its planned acquisition of a 24.33% stake in its Indian arm GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GSK will fund the stake hike by investing INR6,400 crore.
Malaysian firm Cahya Mata Sarawak has agreed to work with various companies to build the first integrated phosphate facility Southeast Asia, the Daily Express reported.
Activist investor Carl Icahn reportedly bought 30 to 40 million shares in car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Sources said that Icahn is the target of the poison pill adopted by Hertz on Monday.
Ezra Klein of The Washington Post's Wonkblog might be leaving the newspaper, said four sources, after his proposed news media venture was rejected by upper management, including owner Jeff Bezos.
Australia-based investment company Keybridge Capital Ltd is considering a share buyback using its $20.5 million cash in an effort to repel a takeover by its rival Oceania Capital.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has signed a deal to invest in London’s Broadgate development through a joint venture partnership with UK-based real estate developer British Land.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc and retailer Macy's Inc on Thursday announced the settlement of a lawsuit it filed against the former over a partnership deal with department store chain J.C. Penney Co Inc in 2011.
Tobii and SteelSeries have perfected an eye-tracking control system perfect primarily for game interaction, for example, will be showcased in a Las Vegas trade show next week, said a VentureBeat report.
