Apple acquires Israel’s PrimeSense in a $350 million deal
(Reuters) – Apple Inc agreed to buy Israel-based PrimeSense Ltd, a developer of chips that enable three-dimensional machine vision, for about $350 million, Bloomberg reported on Sunday citing a source. PrimeSense’s sensing technology, which gives digital...
Skip Hop, Maker of Children’s Gear, Sells Majority Stake to Equity Firm
NY Times Deal Book A maker of children’s gear, including popular backpacks with cartoon characters, is planning to grow — with the help of a private equity firm. Skip Hop agreed Friday to sell a majority stake in itself to Fireman Capital Partners, a consumer-focused...
Mashable ranks Russia’s “20 hottest startups”
East-West Digital News The famous tech publication Mashable has published its selection of Russia’s 20 “hottest startups.” According to the site, “Russia is gradually becoming a place where its undoubtedly strong education and engineering standards...
Harith General Partners acquires Frontier Markets Fund Managers
JOHANNESBURG November 19 African Press Organization – Harith (http://www.harith.co.za) has concluded the acquisition of the entire shareholding of the Company from Standard Bank Group Limited, Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V., and...