Seattle, US-based customer relationship management (CRM) company Stride has been acquired by KISSmetrics and Crazy Egg founders Neil Patel and Hiten Shan, who plan to market the service and make it easier to use.

Munich, Germany-based travel marketplace Excursiopedia has added Moscow, Russia-based startup Travelatus in an effort to become a leader in the international travel industry and help travelers find local activities.

Two of the top websites that link businesses with freelancers, Elance Inc and ODesk Corp, have merged to form a service with 8 million registered individuals.

Sweden-based online payments company Klarna has bought Germany-based firm SOFORT in an acquisition deal valued at $150 million to become one of Europe's biggest independent payments alternative.

New South Wales, Australia-based dairy firm Bega Cheese Ltd will consider stake options after dropping out of the three-way takeover contest for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co.

US-based specialty healthcare company Endo Health Solutions Inc agreed to purchase pharmaceutical firm NuPathe Inc in a deal valued at $105 million for its new migraine medication.

The Tel Aviv District Court has cleared Eduardo Elsztain and Moti Ben-Moshe's rescue plan for highly indebted conglomerate IDB Holding Corp. The partnership's takeover bid has won support from IDB's bondholders and creditors this month.

Sources on Tuesday told the New York Times that William Morris Endeavor Entertainment has won the auction for sports and media talent agency IMG Worldwide. With a $2.3 billion offer, WME beat two other bidders backed by private equity firms.

The probe of the European Union involving an underwater power cable cartel is a test of the regulators' ability to penalize private equity investors and their parent firms, Bloomberg reported.

CFS Retail Property Trust Group has entered an agreement to pay $460 million to acquire the integrated retail asset management business of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).