Texas, US-based private equity firm Rock Hill Capital Group invested an undisclosed amount in Oklahoma City-based firm Park Energy Services LLC to support its vision of growth and expansion.
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US wireless location firm TruePosition buys Skyhook Wireless
Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based wireless location solutions provider TruePosition Inc bought Boston, Massachusetts-based hybrid wireless positioning technology provider Skyhook for an undisclosed amount to boost its product portfolio.
Brazil faces 70 percent fall in fundraising from investors over two year period
Because of its worsening economic climate, private equity and venture capital investors have reduced fundraising for Brazil by more than 70% in the past two years, the Financial Times reported.
Rexford purchases Ontario Airport Business Park for $8.55M
Los Angeles, US-based industrial real estate firm Rexford Industrial Realty Inc purchased the Ontario Airport Business Park in a deal valued at around $8.55 million through a 1031 Exchange.
Jim Rudnick launches Hamilton, Ontario-focused crowdfunding site
KKT Interactive owner and Snap-pay.com co-founder Jim Rudnick has introduced a crowdfunding site which intends to help entrepreneurs in Hamilton, Ontario, The Hamilton Spectator reported.
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Tencent Holdings Ltd and JD.com Inc are in talks to join forces and consolidate their e-commerce operations, according to two people familiar with the matter interviewed by Bloomberg.
Singapore-based data analytics firm Crayon Data secured INR7.3 crore in a venture round from Jungle Ventures and Spring Seeds Capital for its expansion into the US, UK, Middle East, and China.
Even if venture capital invested a quarter of a billion euros in Ireland-based firms last year, the Irish fundraising market is already slowing, the Irish Examiner reported.
San Francisco, US-based startup software developer Strevus bagged $6.5 million in its first institutional funding led by Blumberg Capital and US Venture Partners for compliance solutions for financial services firms.
Google has rolled out its expansion plans for its high speed fiber Internet service called Google Fiber which could possibly be introduced in 34 cities, VentureBeat reported.
California, US-based payments firm PayPal said it will open its new mobile software development kit (SDK) to all mobile developers across 30 countries starting February 24 to make way for a more convenient PayPal checkout in mobile apps.
PhiSix Fashion Labs, a computer graphics firm in the Bay Area, has been purchased by e-commerce giant eBay to allow online customers to fit clothes virtually before buying them, VentureBeat reported.
Backed with a $20,000 convertible note from Atlanta Capital, Yik Yak is an anonymous messaging app that allows college students to share their gripes to other users within a five-mile radius, TechCrunch reported.
After 12 years in the industry, New York, US-based local group network Meetup closed an undisclosed amount in its second funding round from three major investors to allow some of its employees to exercise their expiring stock options.
