Jul 1, 2013 | Asia, India, MENA, News, South & Central Asia
The Economic Times 30 June 2013 NEW DELHI: Jindal Steel and Power plans to commission a 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity plant in Oman in October, which the company claims would be the largest steel plant in the Gulf region. “In Oman, we are...
Jul 1, 2013 | News, North America
Ivcpost.com 27 June 2013 Adobe Systems Incorporated said that the company has agreed to acquire privately held Neolane. The latter operates as a software platform for managing digital marketing campaigns. The deal was priced at US$600 million in cash. Adobe Systems...
Jun 30, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News 28 June Moscow-based startup Travelata.ru has just raised $5 million in a Series A round from Polish private equity fund MCI Management. The capital injection went through Invia.cz, one of MCI’s portfolio companies, which sells package tours...
Jun 28, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Moscow Times Rostelecom’s plan to merger with the state telecom group Svyazinvest and 20 other subsidiaries received a stamp of approval at the extraordinary shareholders meeting, with 97.7 percent of voters supporting the decision. The fact that only 61.6...
Jun 28, 2013 | Africa, News, North America, South Africa, Western Europe
Financial Times 27 June 2013 Aspen Pharmacare has agreed to buy a manufacturing plant from Merck of the US as part of a $1bn deal, as the South African group builds up its global presence. Aspen said the transaction would involve it taking over a plant in the...
Jun 28, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, Western Europe
The Wall Street Journal 25 June 2013 Telefónica SA agreed to sell its Irish business to a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. for up to €850 million ($1.1 billion) as the Spanish company continued shedding assets. For the Hong Kong conglomerate, the...