Apr 10, 2014 | News, Western Europe
FRANKFURT, April 10 (Reuters) – – Netherlands-based Takeaway.com on Thursday said it had acquired Lieferando.de, one of the largest food delivery websites in Germany. The companies did not provide a value for the transaction. Takeaway.com said it would...
Apr 10, 2014 | News, North America
Ooomf, the one-time app discovery startup which last year relaunched as a freelancer marketplace to connect mobile and web developers with projects that fit their skill set, is now changing its name to Crew, and announcing new funding. The company has raised an...
Apr 10, 2014 | News, North America
April 10 (Reuters) – Rentech Inc, which processes wood fibre, said Blackstone Group LP’s credit arm would invest $150 million in the company in return for two board seats. Rentech shares rose as much as 19 percent to $2.15 in morning trade on Thursday. The...
Apr 10, 2014 | MENA, News
DUBAI, April 10 (Reuters) – A joint bid by TPG Capital and Abraaj Group has emerged as the favourite to acquire a majority stake in Saudi fast-food chain Kudu after the selling shareholders entered exclusive talks with the pair, three sources aware of the matter...
Apr 9, 2014 | India, News, South & Central Asia, Southeast Asia
TechCrunch April 9, 2014 India’s biggest e-commerce company, Flipkart, is in the final stages of completing a merger deal with the country’s fast growing online fashion retailer Myntra, in what could potentially create a much stronger entity for fending off aggressive...
Apr 8, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch April 8, 2014 Social writing platform and writer’s network Wattpad has been at it for a while now, and they’ve quietly amassed a massive user base that engages regularly with the site, posting their own stories and reading the stories of others, all the...
