Bloomberg IBM’s $33 billion purchase of Red Hat Inc — the world’s second-largest technology deal ever — is aimed at catapulting the company into the ranks of the top cloud software competitors. The cash deal, IBM’s biggest by far, boosts the 107-year-old computer-services giant’s credentials overnight in the fast-growing and lucrative cloud market — and gives it much-needed potential for ...

Bloomberg Nokia Oyj has been identified as the biggest individual recipient of potentially illicit funds relating to money laundering allegations against Nordea Bank Abp, according to investor Bill Browder. As much as $97.2 million that may have been laundered ended up in Nokia’s accounts at Nordea, according to a document focussing on potentially illicit transactions in Finland and sent by ...

Bloomberg Quid Inc, a startup that helps companies analyse large volumes of text from news, social media and the web, raised $37.5 million in venture funding, the company plans to announce on Monday. The deal was led by REV Ventures, the investment arm of LexisNexis owner RELX Group Plc, which contributed about $10 million. Other investors include Julian Roberson, the ...