Utah-based online retailer Overstock.com struck a partnership with California-based bitcoin wallet Coinbase in a deal that made it the biggest online seller to embrace bitcoins as payment.
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San Francisco's Radius scores $13M to improve workflows for salespeople
San Francisco, US-based big data firm Radius raised $13 million in a funding round led by Formation8 Partners to spot great leads and improve workflows for salespeople.
Canada's Dorel Industries Inc announces acquisition of Israeli firm Tiny Love Ltd
Canadian juvenile products and bicycle company Dorel Industries Inc said it had signed a share purchase deal to acquire Israel-based baby products and developmental toy firm Tiny Love.
Apollo raises biggest private equity fund since US financial crisis
New York, US-based firm Apollo Global Management LLC announced on Thursday that it had raised $17.5 billion for the Apollo Investment Fund VIII, the largest private equity fund raised since the financial crisis.
Metalmark Capital-backed Healogics exploring $1B sale
Healogics Inc.,owned by private equity firm Metalmark Capital, is reportedly considering a sale that could value the wound care services provider at $1 billion. Goldman Sachs Group has been tapped to find a buyer.
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NSP Semiconductor Chief Executive Officer Richard Clemmer told Bloomberg that he is thinking of making as much as $1.5 billion in acquisitions of semiconductor companies that complement its core operations.
Schaft Inc Co-Founder Takashi Kato has launched 246 Capital, a fund that seeks to invest in technologies by Japanese startups and universities not noticed by investors, Bloomberg reported.
San Francisco, US-based social coding firm GitHub purchased web design startup Easel for an undisclosed amount, according to a blog published by GitHub earlier today.
England-based rigid plastic packaging products supplier RPC Group PLC has added Bosnia and Herzegovina-based injection molder Helioplast d.o.o. in a deal valued at £8.4 million ($13 million).
Tencent Holdings Ltd, the biggest Internet firm in Asia, invested an unconfirmed amount in China-based cab booking app Didi Taxi to promote its payment service to mobile web users.
The world's largest generic drugmaker, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, has chosen Erez Vigodman to become its President and Chief Executive Officer beginning February 11, Bloomberg reported.
India-based Lanco Infratech Ltd is considering a sale of its Australian unit, Griffin Coal Mining Co, so it could help pay debt, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
BlackRock will be ending its worldwide analyst survey program as part of its agreement with the office of the New York Attorney General, Reuters reported.
Qihoo 360 Techology Co., China's second-largest search engine by users, on Thursday dismissed rumors that e-commerce major Alibaba Group Holding would pick up a stake in the company. Qihoo shares surged 9.3% on Wednesday on speculation the two companies were in talks over a deal.
