Cyanogen raises $23M in Series B funding to improve customized Android operating system

Palo Alto, California-based Cyanogen has closed $23 million in Series B funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Tencent to expand its workforce and develop its CyanogenMod mobile operating system.


The Hershey Company recently bought out Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Co, to expand in China for $498 million

In a bid to expand its operations in China, The Hershey Company recently bought out Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Co, maker of over 200 varieties of candy, in a deal valued at $498 million.

Restaurant operator Darden Restaurants to spin off or sell its Red Lobster chain, succumbing to pressure by activist investor Barington Capital Group

Restaurant operator Darden Restaurants on Thursday announced that it intends to spin off or sell its Red Lobster chain, succumbing to pressure by activist investor Barington Capital Group. Barington owns over 2% stake in Darden.

Australia's treasurer Joe Hockey has given a conditional approval for State Grid Corporation of China's acquisition of Australian electricity and gas distribution assets

Australia's treasurer Joe Hockey has given a conditional approval for State Grid Corporation of China's acquisition of stakes in Australian electricity and gas distribution assets.


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Australia-based mobile device provider Telstra Corporation Ltd will sell CSL, its Hong Kong-based mobiles business to HKT Limited in a deal valued at $2.425 billion.
German carmaker Daimler will take a 5% stake in British luxury sports carmaker Aston Martin in exchange for supplying engines and electronic components to the latter. The partnership will develop a new generation of V8 engines for sports cars.
Australia-based international packaging giant Amcor has agreed to buy Constar International Holdings' US assets for an unconfirmed sum, in a court-supervised transaction under the US Bankruptcy Code.
Jones Group on Thursday announced that it will be bought by private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $2.2 billion, including the assumption of its debt. Sycamore valued Jones Group shares at $15 apiece.
Ontario, Canada-based tech giant IBM is acquiring California, US-based bootstrapped file transfer firm Aspera to provide its clients with a file transfer tool for data from social media and various devices.
The French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) on Thursday said that loss-making French telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA will be selling its enterprise telephone systems business.
John Hancock Financial, the US arm of Canadian life insurer Manulife Financial Corp. has bought three office properties in New York, Chiacgo and Boston collectively worth $618 million.
Investment bank UBS AG has put up for sale its administrative services arm for employee equity plans to simplify its operations. Corporate Employees Financial Services International will be sold to Montagu Private Equity.
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Synapse Biomedical with $2.4 million to further the design and development of its NeuRx technology, a platform that is used to treat patients with respiratory insufficiency.
Abraaj Capital Ltd said it intends to make one more investment in Turkey after it had acquired an 80% stake in a dairy maker this month, Bloomberg reported.