The investment triggers a number of governance changes at Uber, including the addition of new board members, which take effect immediately. "This is a great outcome for our shareholders, employees and customers, strengthening Uber's governance as we double down on our technology investments and continue to bring our services to more people in more places around the world," said the Uber spokesman. The official closing of the deal marks the end of a months-long process fraught with infighting among board members. Power struggles have been fierce—an early and large investor, Benchmark Capital, sued in August to force co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick off the board. Meanwhile, Uber has been struggling with controversies including federal criminal probes, a massive data breach and a lawsuit claiming trade-secrets theft.