Nov 25, 2013 | News, North America
NY Times Deal Book A maker of children’s gear, including popular backpacks with cartoon characters, is planning to grow — with the help of a private equity firm. Skip Hop agreed Friday to sell a majority stake in itself to Fireman Capital Partners, a consumer-focused...
Nov 25, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News The famous tech publication Mashable has published its selection of Russia’s 20 “hottest startups.” According to the site, “Russia is gradually becoming a place where its undoubtedly strong education and engineering standards...
Nov 25, 2013 | Africa, News
JOHANNESBURG November 19 African Press Organization – Harith (http://www.harith.co.za) has concluded the acquisition of the entire shareholding of the Company from Standard Bank Group Limited, Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V., and...
Nov 25, 2013 | Africa, News
Washington, DC – IFC Press Release Nov 21 IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing Delonex Energy $60 million in equity finance to fund the company’s oil and gas exploration in East and Central Africa. The identification and development of local...
Nov 25, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
MOSCOW, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius said on Thursday he had sold his fund’s stake in Russia’s TNK-BP Holding, walking away from his attempt to get a better buyout deal from the firm’s new owner, Rosneft. *...
Nov 24, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
The Moscow Times The Russian Venture Company is determined to direct the venture capital investment market away from its preoccupation with information technology and toward biotechnology, medicine, energy and other priority sectors, according to a five-year...
