Aug 12, 2013 | News
The Wall Street Journal 9 Aug. 2013 South Korea’s Samsung Group, through its affiliates, clinched a deal Friday to buy German lighting specialist Novaled AG for 260 million euros ($347 million), in a move highlighting the conglomerate’s ambition to expand...
Aug 11, 2013 | News
Reuters Northstar Group, a private equity firm owned by Indonesian investor Patrick Walujo, has led a management buyout of Singapore’s biggest property broker, ERA Singapore Pte Ltd, its second major deal in Singapore in less than a year and a sign of growing...
Aug 7, 2013 | News
Crain’s The founders of Sandbox Industries are going back to their roots, with a huge venture fund aimed at agriculture and food technologies. Sandbox, the Chicago-based investment fund and incubator launched a decade ago by Monsanto Co. alums Bob Shapiro, Nick...
Aug 7, 2013 | News
PRNewswire SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5, 2013 — Early-stage venture capital firm Blumberg Capital, seed investor and largest institutional shareholder in HootSuite reaps a 52x return in just four years. Blumberg Capital and Hearst Ventures led the original seed round...
Aug 7, 2013 | News
Bloomberg Hudson’s Bay Co., a middle-market Canadian department store chain with a similar assortment to Macy’s, has agreed to pay $2.4 billion to acquire Saks Inc., one of America’s most prestigious luxury retailers. Hudson’s Bay, founded in the 17th century as a fur...
Aug 7, 2013 | News
Heraldonline.com Enhances technology capabilities of GE AviationPositions the Italy-based company for growth beyond aviation industry. GE announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the aviation business of Avio S.p.A., a leading, Italy-based provider of...
