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Facebook's share of social network users is shrinking

January 15, 2015 Facebook remains the undisputed king of the global social media scene, and the total number of UK users is still rising, to 31.5 million in 2015, eMarketer estimates. But growth is slowing, and Facebook's share of social network users is shrinking.

BGC Partners ready to give $5.60 per GFI share

January 15, 2015 BGC Partners has delivered an executed agreement to GFI Group that, if countersigned by GFI, provides that BGC would increase its fully financed, all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of GFI to $5.60 per share.

Regado Biosciences and Tobira Therapeutics to merge

January 15, 2015 Regado Biosciences and Tobira Therapeutics have entered into a definitive agreement under which privately-held Tobira will merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regado in an all-stock transaction.

Athenahealth to buy RazorInsights

January 15, 2015 Athenahealth will acquire RazorInsights, a company in cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) and financial solutions for rural, critical access and community hospitals.

Kuoni selling its tour operating business

January 15, 2015 Swiss-based travel operator Kuoni is selling its tour operating business to concentrate on supplying others in the travel industry.

Spanish companies plan to invest $14bn in power projects in Mexico

January 15, 2015 Spain’s Iberdrola, Gamesa and Acciona said they planned to invest nearly $14 billion in Mexico’s energy industry between 2015 and 2018.

Quala buys Long Tank Wash

January 15, 2015 Quala, a bulk transportation container cleaning company in North America, announced the acquisition of Long Tank Wash located in Beaumont, Tx.

Sources: Samsung Electronics could give $7.5 billion for BlackBerry (Update 2)

January 14, 2015 Samsung Electronics recently approached BlackBerry about buying the company for as much as $7.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter and documents seen by Reuters.

Ericsson: Apple exists because of us

January 14, 2015 Ericsson has claimed that it is behind the success of Apple's iPhone. Ericsson said in a lawsuit filed against Apple that smartphones and tablets would not exist without its high-speed 4G technology and inventions.

Mohawk Industries buys IVC Group for $1.2 billion

January 14, 2015 Mohawk Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the IVC Group, which expands the company's position as the leading global flooring manufacturer.

Starwood Capital buys The Town House Collection of Scotland

January 14, 2015 Starwood Capital Group has acquired, through a controlled affiliate, one of Scotland's leading independent hotel groups, The Town House Collection, for an undisclosed sum.

Curtiss-Wright sells Douglas Equipment to Textron

January 14, 2015 Curtiss-Wright Corporation has sold the assets of its Douglas Equipment business to a subsidiary of Textron.