May 22, 2014 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22 (Reuters) A cloud software boom has nudged startups into unlikely realms such as dairy farms, yoga studios and back-of-the-building loading docks, leading venture capitalists to hope for stratospheric returns. Venture capitalists poured more than...
May 21, 2014 | India, News, South & Central Asia
(Reuters) – With Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) ramping up its presence in India, two local online retailers are preparing for tougher competition with separate deals worth a combined $400 million set to be finalised this week. Flipkart, India’s largest online...
May 21, 2014 | News, Southeast Asia
JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) – Indonesian retailer Mitra Adiperkasa said it will sell majority stakes in its Domino’s Pizza and Burger King chains to keep its capital to develop its other franchises. Mitra Adiperkasa has reached an understanding with...
May 18, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
May 18 (Reuters) – German toy maker Schleich, known for its lifelike figurines, has been bought by French private equity firm Ardian from its British owner HgCapital, the two private equity companies said on Sunday. Neither side disclosed the price of the...
May 9, 2014 | News, North America
NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) May 9 (Reuters) – Over the past few years conditions have been ideal for dealmaking. Financing has been cheap, thanks to record low interest rates. Balance sheets have been strong, as companies hunkered down in the aftermath of the...
