According to the UK-based "Global State of Enterprise Mobility for the Past, Present and Future" report, mobile apps could be the most invested-in startups in 2014.
Deals
Hellman & Friedman acquires controlling stake in Scout24 for €700M in debt financing
Britain's Barclays PLC, Japan's Nomura and the Royal Bank of Canada are leading the loan financing for Hellman & Friedman LLC's buyout of Scout24. The classified advertising business will be bought for EUR700 million in debt funding.
Jordan Co. sells chemical services company Haas Group for up to $700M
American private equity firm Jordan Company has put up for sale its chemical management business Haas Group International. Sources estimated that the deal could be valued in between USD500 million to USD700 million.
Former Square Wallet lead and Googe PM raise USD1.2 million for Secret startup in US
Former Square Wallet technical lead David Byttow and former Google product manager Chrys Bader-Wechseler are raising USD1.2 million in seed funding for their new startup called Secret.
US mobile analytics firm Flurry secures another $12.5M in funding
US-based mobile analytics and advertising company Flurry has secured USD12.5 million in new funding from undisclosed investors, bringing in a total funding of USD62.5 million to date.
Latest News
Philippine-based grocery chain Puregold Price Club Inc has purchased a 49.34% stake in supermarket chain San Roque Supermarket, with plans to increase Puregold's exposure in several Metro Manila areas.
UK asset manager Threadneedle Investments has increased its stake in AZ Electronic Materials to above 11% in a move that could block the GBP1.56 billion takeover bid from German drugmaker Merck.
Leveraged finance bankers are heading into 2014 with the same old nagging doubts about whether M&A will finally pick up, but this time round there is an even greater desire for a resurgence as refinancing opportunities fade.
Top U.S. cable provider Comcast Corp has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co for advice as it evaluates a potential bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, people familiar with the matter said.Comcast brought in the bank to help review options as speculation about cable industry consolidation increased in the past several months, one of the people said.
Austin-based real estate investment firm World Class Capital Group announced today that it has acquired San Antonio shopping center Culebra Crossing for an undisclosed sum.
Mumbai-based startup Birds Eye Systems raised an undisclosed sum in a Series A round from Matrix Partners India for the expansion of its traffic monitoring brand Traffline.
Israel-based global buyout firm Apax Partners is planning to raise USD300 million for the country's first private equity fund dedicated to mid-market buyouts, sources familiar with the matter said.
Illinois-based sterilization services provider Sterigenics International LLC signed a definitive agreement to acquire Florida-based firm Food Technology Service Inc in a deal priced at USD7.23 per share.
California real estate investment trust BRE Properties Inc was projected to be the latest acquisition target of companies in a USD22 billion spending spree in apartment REITS, said Bloomberg in its report.
