Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC announced that it will be acquiring a Jourdan branch of the Middle East supermarket chain Spinneys. This year, the company also acquired a minority stake in Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets LLC.
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Pacific Northern recapitalizes with the help of hedge fund firms
Barton Equity Partners and Tuckerman Capital extend financial assistance to Pacific Northern and its management in its dividend recapitalization undertaking for its expansion in the luxury market.
qodeo set to launch its cloud based service
qodeo would be launching its cloud based service providing information as to VC/PE firms, pension and sovereign funds and user driven data for both business and academic purposes.
Graphite Capital sells off interest in Park Holidays UK to Caledonia Investments
Graphite Capital enters into an agreement with Caledonia Investments, an investment trust company, over the sale of Park Holidays UK for a value of GBP172 million.
Yododo secures USD4 million in Series A funding from Gobi Partners
Yododo, the largest online travel community in China, raised USD4 million in Series A funding for the expansion and improvement of its products and services.
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Russian billionaire and fertilizer company owner Dmitry Mazepin was eyeing a 21.75% stake on the world's top potash miner Uralkali. Mazepin's net worth was at USD3.2 billion as of this year.
Fortune Global 500 and Malaysian oil company Petronas will be divesting its shale gas assets in Canada's Progress Energy Resources Co. Petronas was reportedly selling part of its stake to Indian Oil Corp.
Russian mobile real-time bidding platform AdMoment Russian mobile advertising startup AdMoment raised USD3 million from two venture funds. Prostor Capital and international fund e.
A Reuters report said Huishang Bank Corp made a dull debut in Hong Kong which revealed lackluster investor appetite for China's banking sector even as more IPOs were planned by Chinese lenders.
Boston-based tech startup Shuttersong raised USD1.675 in seed funding for the development of a unique app that lets users embed sound clips into JPEG images.
Biotechnology company Hologic Inc. announced a repurchase program for its common stocks worth USD250 million. Under said program, it will be allowed to buy back shares of its stocks in open markets and privately negotiated transactions.
Los Angeles-based startup Ninja Metrics raised USD2.8 million today from Tech Coast Angels and Harvard Business School to launch its predictive analytics tool Katana Analytics Engine.
California-based cloud connect platform Arrayent recently raised USD11.9 million from Doll Capital Management, Intel Capital, and Opus Capital, to be used for its planned expansion and growth.
Sources told Bloomberg that early talks were on-going between Liberty Global and Intel Corp for a possible purchase of the chip maker's online pay-TV service.
