Russian millionaire and entrepreneur Yuri Milner recently led a Series B funding round for genetics upstart GenapSys for the commercialization of the company's genome-sequencing platform.
Deals
Generali buys minority stake in Generali Asia for EUR40 million
Italian life and non-life insurance company Generali bought a 40% stake in Generali Asia for EUR40 million. Generali Asia is a joint venture of Generali and Banca della Svizzera Italiana in Switzerland.
Jefferson County plans USD 1.7 billion sale of sewer warrants
The state of Jefferson County, Alabama planned to sell sewer system securities worth USD 1.7 billion to pay off its debts to its creditors. Jefferson County is still under bankruptcy protection.
Kimberly-Clark plans to split from its healthcare business
According to its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Thomas Falk, Kimberly-Clark decided to spin off its healthcare division as the division no longer fit in the strategic and growth priorities of the company.
French government divests Safran stake to boost national economy
The French government hoped to help fund new state investments and boost national economy by divesting 3.5% of its stake in jet engine maker Safran.
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Seattle-based online clothes retailer Zulily Inc raised its initial public offering (IPO) price to USD22 per share above the previously expected range of USD18 to USD20 per share.
Lone Pine Capital increased its holdings in online companies by buying shares in China-based search engine Baidu Inc and ecommerce firm Amazon.com Inc. The fund also bought shares in MasterCard Inc.
Hedge fund firm Viking Global Investors obtained 44.9 million new shares in Bank of America in a deal worth USD 620 million near the end of September.
Herbalife Ltd fourth largest shareholder Bill Stiritz said he would most likely take part in a leveraged buyout of the company, as the nutrition company is in the middle of pyramid scheme accusations by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman.
Global asset management firm The Carlyle Group will buy a majority stake retail insurance brokerage company Edgewood Partners Insurance Center. Details of the deal, however, were unknown.
Vancouver-based gold producer B2Gold Corp said it signed a definitive agreement with Canadian resource company Volta Resources Inc for the business combination of the two companies.
Sumpto said it secured USD 350,000 in funding from SocialStarts.net and Nick Brien to bring more partners to its platform that measures the social influence of college students.
San Francisco-based mobile gaming powerhouse TinyCo landed USD20 million in a funding round from Pinnacle Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, to be used for the development of its iOs and Android games.
Oklahoma City-based exploration and production firm New Source Energy Partners LP acquired oilfield services company MCE for USD44 million in combined cash and common units.
