SA Firm Invicta Proposes To Acquire Singaporean Company

Oct 24, 2012 | Africa, News, Southeast Asia

Ventures Afrca Standard Chartered is set to play a financial expertise and advisory services role as South African-based Invicta Holdings Ltd, revealed plans to acquire Kian Ann Engineering Ltd – a large distributor of heavy equipment parts and diesel engine spares...

France’s Areva in talks to sell its US nuclear measurements unit Canberra

Oct 23, 2012 | France, News, Western Europe

Financial News 23 October 2012 French nuclear power group Areva SA (EPA:AREVA) unveiled exclusive negotiations over the sale of its US nuclear measurement solutions unit Canberra Industries Inc to French private equity firm Astorg Partners, as part of a strategic plan...

Venture Capital Fund for Bicycle Industry under Development

Oct 23, 2012 | France, News, Western Europe

Bike Europe 1 October 2012 LYON, France – Venture Capital is still relatively unknown in the bicycle industry. This is about to change with new Vélo Capital Partners. Venture Capital can offer an attractive way to fund innovative new concepts, products and...

Microsoft Microsoft backs Russian IT start-ups, youth career advancement

Oct 19, 2012 | News

East-West Digital News 17 October 2012 The Microsoft Russia Seed Fund has recently invested a total of $160,000 in three Russian technology start-ups. MoosCool, an artist promotion platform enabling composers of electronic dance music to host, promote and earn money...

Startup-Afisha goes global with English-language Russian startup database

Oct 19, 2012 | News

East-West Digital News 16 October 2012 Startup-Afisha, an online resource for Russian startups that has thus far focused on the domestic market, yesterday announced a decisive shift to address a global audience. Slated for launch next month, its startup database...

AAR Reportedly Signs With Rosneft to Sell TNK-BP Stake

Oct 19, 2012 | News

Moscow Times 17 October 2012 BP’s billionaire partners in a Russian joint venture tentatively agreed to sell their stake to state-controlled oil producer Rosneft for $28 billion, news reports said Wednesday. Alfa-Access-Renova, a consortium of four billionaires,...