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- SoftBank ([[SFTBF]],[[SFTBY]]) and Ant Financial (BABA) are among the possible participants for a $2B round in Indian mobile payments company Paytm at a $16B valuation, according to Bloomberg sources. The even mix of equity and debt funding will help Paytm fight off a growing field of competitors that includes Facebook (FB), Google ([[GOOG]],[[GOOGL]]) and Walmart (WMT).
- HP Enterprise (HPE) and Lightspeed Venture Partners co-led the $145M