Octopus Investments led the seed round, which raised more than GBP 700,000 for Uniplaces. Student accommodation website Uniplaces was able to raise more than GBP 700,000 in seed funds.
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Kingdom Holdings shares in Twitter valued at USD900 million
With the IPO of microblogging service Twitter recently concluded, the 3% shareholdings of Kingdom Holding initially worth USD300 million in 2011 is now worth USD900 million.
DesignCrowd wins USD3 million from investors to grow its freelance platform in the US
Sydney, Australia-based DesignCrowd claimed that its crowdsourcing marketplace was more fair and transparent to freeland designers, and intended to expand its business in the US.
Jessica Alba's The Honest Company raises USD25 million in funding
The USD25 million funding Jessica Alba's The Honest Company had raised would go towards implementing its growth plans, including a potential expansion in the Canadian market.
Deutsche Telekom acquires landline based GTS Central Europe
GTS Central Europe would provide expanded services through landline infrastructure to its purchaser Deutsche Telekom.
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Nigeria-based Henshaw Capital Partners Founder and Chief Executive Officer Barbara James said Nigeria could build a USD 20 billion private equity industry by 2020.
Dubai would be host to Eman Mansour's latest investment banking endeavor. Veteran Gulf Arab banker Emad Mansour had laid out plans to establish a new investment bank located in the tax free financial zone of Dubai.
Law firm Slater & Gordon Ltd said it would make more acquisitions in the UK using funds raised through share sale this year.
Two unnamed sources said India would be selling 10% of its stake in Indian Oil Corp. India planned to sell 10% of its stake in Indian Oil Corp. That would amount to USD800 million, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Queenslands' Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) set the deadline for grant appication for solar power providers on November 30.
Monier Group Services was able to get an extension for its debt even without the backing of all its creditors after London's High Court decided on the matter.
Singapore investor Temasek Holdings and private equity firm Hopu were among the five investors set to buy a USD213 stake in China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd.
Andreesen Horowitz, the venture-capital firm Marc Andreesen, sold 2.28 million of its Facebook shares.
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia requested for USD3 million funding from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission for its regional trail network project.
