US-based mobile payments company Square has made its second acquisition in a week with the purchase of Evenly, an app that helps users share expenses, in a deal with undisclosed financial terms.
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Chippmunk secures $750,000 in seed funds from e-commerce investors
Savings search engine company Chippmunk was able to secure $750,000 for its seed funding round from veteran angel investors in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles.
American Efficient snags $2.5M to promote renewable energy in the US
San Mateo, California-based firm American Efficient launched today with a $2.5-million funding it received from Clean Pacific Ventures to help US residents switch to renewable energy products and suppliers.
US gaming services firms Playhaven and Kontagent merge in multi-million dollar deal
San Francisco-based mobile game business engine Playhaven and mobile analytics firm Kontagent have decided to merge in an all-stock deal is said to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Manhattan-based Wasserstein & Co completes acquisition of Globecomm Systems
Manhattan-based private equity and investment firm Wasserstein & Co completed its $340-million purchase of Hauppauge-based satellite communications systems provider Globecomm Systems.
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Credit ratings agency Moody's Corp has acquired Amba Investment Services for an undisclosed amount. The Economic Times reported the purchase highlighted an appetite for big data and knowledge outsourcing firms.
Hengdeli Holdings will be acquiring control of Shenzhen Feierpusi Electronics Co, which owns an 88.6% stake in a watch retailer in Nanchang.
San Francisco-based smart kitchen company The Orange Chef has received $1.2 million in funding from Google Ventures and Sparklabs Global Ventures to develop more connected kitchen devices.
San Francsico-based sales analytics startup ToutApp received $3.35 million in funding from Sigma West Ventures to optimize email communication and add more employees to its team.
CANGENE CORP CNJ.TO SAYS CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (CANADA), INC. IS ACTING AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO CANGENE
Morgan Stanley has launched a formal effort to sell its controlling stake in U.S. oil terminal and transport business TransMontaigne, four sources said on Wednesday, following other Wall Street powerhouses in yielding to intense regulatory pressure to get out of commodity investments.
Food services provider Aramark Holdings Corp raised $725 million from its initial public offering after its shares were priced at the low end of its planned $20 to $23 price range, an underwriter told Reuters.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday, including Fortum, National Vision, Saipem, CTT, MTS, Southern Pacific, Warrnambool, Verbund, Bakkafrost, Popular and Marathon Oil.
KKR & Co LP and Carlyle Group LP are competing for National Vision Inc, the fourth-largest U.S. retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses, in an auction that could fetch up to $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said this week.
