Mckesson's planned bid of Celesio would signal a takeover of the German drug distributor. According to two sources who were familiar with the negotiations, US drugs distributor McKesson was close to offering a deal to German company Celesio.

American Realty Capital Properties said it would be buying Cole Real Estate Investments in a cash or stock deal worth USD11.2 billion.

A regulatory filing revealed that social networking service for film enthusiasts Mubi received a new USD5.1 million investment from unnamed investors.

Cureatr's primary product, a secure messaging app for doctors, received significant backing from investors including Milestone Venture Partners and Cardinal Partners.

The latest iOS7 update was able to fix sensor and app issues of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C mobile units.

Bromium's oversubscribed Series C funding round had raised USD40 million. Bromium, whose micro virtual machine technology assisted IT administrators in trapping malware, raised USD40 million in investment capital.

16 startups whose products focused from cloud services to video and imaging technologies had received USD65 million in investment from Intel Capital.

The acquisition of the GE Power & Water business by APR Energy Plc would also make General Electric Co a strategic investor in the temporary power provider.

Grupo BTG Pactual was reportedly working up a bid to purchase the commodities unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn cashed in part of his ownership stake in video streaming company Netflix Inc.