►Bacardi Limited is acquiring tequila maker Patron Spirits International, which is valued at $5.1 billion.

►Miami’s brokerage YachtWorld and Marinalife, a web directory, entered a partnership to launch a membership program, providing access to the largest online marina directory.

►Marketing and advertising agency Hogarth Worldwide opened an office in Miami.

►NAI Miami negotiated the $13.5 million purchase of an office building at 4700 Biscayne Blvd., where the private Cushman School plans to move its high school.

►Redevelopment Management Associates’ plan to redevelop the Naranja Lakes community redevelopment area got Miami Dade County Commission approval to move forward.

►The Be A Voice Gala raised $740,000 toward foster children in Miami, welcoming 400 attendees.

►Amy Rosenberg was named chief development officer for Friends of The Underline.

►Italian airline Meridiana will begin flights from Miami International Airport in June.

►LIV nightclub owner David Grutman entered a partnership with Sugar Factory to open a doughnut shop in Miami Beach.

►NR Investments proposed two mixed-use projects for Miami’s Arts and Entertainment District.

►Sunny Isles Beach-based Dezer Development paid $23.7 million for a closed shopping mall in Orlando.

►NAI Miami brokered a 70-acre development site in West Kendall for nearly $41.84 million.

►Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the $22.8-million sale of Transal Park, a six-building flex campus in Doral.

►Royal Caribbean Cruises, JPMorgan and Ryder are among the local companies giving employees bonuses and raises because of changes in the federal tax law.

►In a multiyear deal, Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting Group plans to run live events at the former Miami Herald site.

► Italian food hall La Centrale opened at Brickell City Centre.

► International soccer star David Beckham won approval for a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami.

► Brokerage firm Fortune Development Sales will manage leasing at Panorama Tower, an 85-story rental development in Brickell.

► Eco-friendly Woosh Water stations, a purified alternative to bottled water, have been installed in Miami Beach.

►Developers CIM Group and Falcone Group topped off construction at Caoba, a 43-story apartment tower at Miami Worldcenter.

►Mayor George Vallejo and the city of North Miami Beach delivered a formal proclamation, commemorating real estate developer Macken Companies for 30 years of business.