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SundaySky raises USD20 million funding, receives backing from Comcast Ventures
SundaySky, a smart video ad company, raised USD20 million in its Series C financing round led by Comcast Ventures.
Softbank-GungHo OnLine consortium acquires 51% stake in Supercell for USD1.53 billion
Japanese firms Softbank Corp and games developer GungHo OnLine Entertainment had purchased a controlling stake in Supercell for USD1.53 billion.
Report shows quarterly increases for the venture funding in Israel
IVC with KPMG worked to draft a report on the progress of venture capital investments in Israel. In a report from Reuters, Israeli technology firms have raised USD660 million in venture in the third quarter.
Albion Ventures acquires Cisiv Ltd
Albion Ventures, the largest venture capitalist in the UK completed the investment in Cisiv Ltd. Albion Ventures recently completed the acquisition of Cisiv Ltd.
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immatics raises EUR34 million in its latest Series D round financing. Clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm immatics biotechnologies GmbH had developed advanced a multi-peptide vaccine program providing active medication against cancer.
Anatrace was recently acquired by StoneCalibre to expand its portfolio of detergents and lipids for the marketplace.
No financial details were provided in the acquisition of Applied Products Inc or Retrax by Kinderhook's Tectum Holdings LLC.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced via a Twitter post that Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) would be issuing a yuan-denominated bond on the London bourse next month.
According to an anonymous source who told Reuters, Air France-KLM was 50-50 on whether it would participate in the EUR300 million share issuance to save the Italian airline from bankruptcy.
In an announcement today, Russia's largest search engine company Yandex said it had acquired Kinopoisk, a movie review site, for an undisclosed amount.
British drugmaker AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that it had purchased biotech company Spirogen in a deal worth USD440 million in total.
Secured lenders at Texas Competitive Electric Holdings and unsecured bondholders at Energy Future Intermediate Holdings (EFIH) were in a deadlock about their confidentiality agreements due to Energy Future Holdings' USD250 bond debt payments due on November 1.
Wumart Stores was said to be in discussions with CP Lotus to buy the latter's units, according to a source who told Bloomberg.
Capitol Bancorp has signed an agreement with Talmer Bancorp for the sale of the common stock of Capitol's consolidated entities.