Aug 1, 2013 | News, North America, Western Europe
Prweb.com 31 July 2013 Astra Resources announced today that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding providing terms and conditions to acquire 60% of Balaton Power Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the OTC Bulletin Board trading under the symbol...
Aug 1, 2013 | News, North America
Reuters 30 July 2013 Consulting giant Accenture is in talks to acquire smaller rival Booz & Co., people familiar with the matter said. It isn’t clear whether there are other potential buyers for Booz, or whether the two companies will reach a deal....
Aug 1, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
Reuters 31 July 2013 France’s Schneider Electric is to buy British engineer Invensys for an agreed 3.4 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) to strengthen its high-margin industrial automation business and win more custom in the fast-growing energy sector. * To pay 502...
Aug 1, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News GS Group, a privately-held international holding based in Kaliningrad, Russia’s westernmost enclave bordering Poland and Lithuania, announced earlier this month plans to support entrepreneurial innovators and start-up teams at all stages of...
Jul 31, 2013 | China, East Asia, France, News, Western Europe
Bloomberg Citic Securities Co., China’s largest broker by market value, completed its purchase of Credit Agricole SA (ACA)’s CLSA unit, withholding $100 million of the $1.25 billion price pending its acquisition of the Taiwan operation. Citic is paying $841.7 million...
Jul 29, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, North America
The Wall Street Journal Yahoo has acquired a small Beijing-based company, Ztelic, that analyzes social-network data. A Yahoo spokeswoman said on Thursday that Ztelic was a small “talent acquisition” that would bring eight employees to Yahoo’s research and development...
