May 19, 2014 | News, North America
Wall Street Journal May 18, 2014 Google Inc. is in talks about a possible acquisition of Twitch, a fast-growing, live-video-streaming service, according to two people familiar with the matter. The talks are at an early stage, and a deal isn’t imminent, the...
May 19, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, MENA, News, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News May 19. 2014 In early May TMT Investments, a UK-headquartered venture fund backed by Russian businessmen, announced the completion of a $200,000 investment in Israeli startup Drippler, in exchange for a 1.86% share. Drippler is a mobile and...
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 16, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch May 16, 2014 Word Lens wowed when it debuted back in 2010, with its tech that could translate the wording on signs captured with your smartphone’s camera automatically. Now, Quest Visual, the maker of that app, has been acquired by Google, the company...
May 16, 2014 | France, News, Western Europe
TechCrunch May 16, 2014 Arnaud Montebourg has a huge responsibility now. He’s France’s minister of the economy, industrial renewal, and the digital economy. He just signed a decree that allows the government to prevent acquisitions of French companies by foreign firms...
May 16, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News May 16, 2014 Yesterday Ozon Holdings, one of Russia’s most established e-commerce players, announced that it acquired a stake in LitRes, the leader in Russia’s fast growing – though still embryonic – domestic e-book market. Neither the size of...
