The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U. S. and Asian companies were reported by 1345 GMT on Friday:** Qatar is continuing its overseas buying spree, snapping up a stake in Royal Dutch Shell and reportedly also eyeing a chunk of Italian oil major ENI.
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.
Monster deal heats up, LinkedIn to pass: sources
Monster Worldwide Inc (MWW.N) has drawn interest from a number of potential buyers, including private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.
Viddy gets $30 mln funding, aims to stand out from competition
Viddy, the popular mobile video start-up, announced on Friday it has raised a hefty $30 million from institutional investors to bolster its expansion efforts in the face of stiff competition from Socialcam, a similar video-sharing service.
EU mergers and takeovers
mergers under review by the European Commission The following are mergers under review by the European Commission: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS-- French dairy product group Lactalis to acquire Swedish dairy cooperative Skanemejerier (approved May 11)-- Swiss engineering group ABB to acquire U.
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MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS) today announced that private investors have agreed to invest approximately $5 million in the company. The deal is expected to be completed by May 29, 2012.
Axonia Medical, an early stage company pioneering a revolutionary approach to repair and restore damaged peripheral and central nervous systems, has closed on $2.0 million in seed financing.
MedicAnimal.com, the UK’s leading online pet health retailer, has completed a £10 million Series C funding round.
This funding round was led by Myrian Capital, a venture and capital management firm chaired by Mike Mathile and affiliated with the Mathile family.
Sufficient for CBD to generate A$35 million in revenue per quarter developing European solar projects
Babson Capital Management LLC (Babson Capital) provided $6.0 million in mezzanine debt and made an equity co-investment of $1.5 million to support Fort Point Capital’s investment in Church Services LLC.
TerraEchos Inc. has closed on additional seed financing from True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm.
EveryMove Inc., an innovator in health rewards-based marketing and incentives, secured $2.6 million in Series A Financing
ZiLift, an Aberdeen, Scotland-based provider of artificial lift solutions for the oil and gas industry, has received a growth capital investment of £4 million (US$7 million).
