Massachusetts, US-based video hosting solutions firm Brightcove acquired Arizona-based Internet video solutions provider Unicorn Media Inc in $49-million acquisition deal to facilitate easier distribution of ad-supported video.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ACE Ltd to acquire 60.9% stake in Thai insurer in $185M deal
Swiss insurer ACE Ltd agreed to buy a 60.9% stake in Thai insurance firm Siam Commercial Samaggi Insurance in a $185 million deal as it joins other insurance in making its presence felt in Southeast Asian insurance markets, Reuters reported.
Microsoft and Samsung to acquire stakes in French startups -report
Tech giants Microsoft and Samsung are in talks to acquire stakes in a France-based online music startup and a video-sharing website, according to a report by French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche.
Metro Pacific hikes Manila tollway stake in PHP1.42B deal
Philippine-based tollway developer Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corporation (MPTDC) acquired France-based tollway operator Egis Project SA stake in Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) for PHP1.42 billion.
Millennium Global takes controlling stake in Philippine seafood explorer Millennium Ocean
UK-based institutional currency investment manager Millennium Global Holdings Inc acquired a 51% stake in Philippine-based seafood exports business Millennium Ocean Star Corp in a deal valued at PHP137.91 million.
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Nigeria-based energy firm Oando Plc said it closed $1.63 billion to purchase the assets of US-based firm ConocoPhillips in the country, in a bid to become the top producer for the biggest oil exporter of Africa.
Monster Beverage Corp, an energy drinks maker, is still an ideal target for beverage companies like Coca-Cola Co seeking to augment its sales, Bloomberg reported.
Mississippi-based firm Britton & Koontz Capital Corp gained approval from its shareholders for a previously announced merger into Lafayette's Home Bancorp Inc that is valued at $34.5 million.
California-based early stage investment platform TPG Growth is in advanced talks to acquire New York-based beauty company e.l.f. Cosmetics, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Of all the capital raised for private equity buyout funds last year, half of it went to the biggest funds, according to data published on Friday by London-based research firm Preqin.
Dallas-based private equity firm Pharos Capital Group LLC added Shreveport-based behavioral health services provider Seaside Healthcare Inc for an undisclosed sum in a partnership with Pharos' founder.
Shareholders of Chile-based firm CFR Pharmaceuticals gave a nod on Friday for a sweetened takeover offer for South African drug maker Adcock Ingram in a bid to woo the top shareholder of the South African firm.
Nomura Holdings Inc, through Nomura Asset Management, will be purchasing ING Securities Investment & Trust Co, the Taiwanese investment unit of Dutch company ING Groep NV, Bloomberg reported.
Gemany-based eHealth solutions provider CompuGroup Medical AG said it has inked an agreement to acquire France-based software maker Imagine Editions and Imagine Assistance for an undisclosed amount.
