Nov 13, 2013 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch MAG Interactive, a Swedish app maker that went on to create Ruzzle, a game that’s been downloaded more than 45 million times in the last 18 months, just picked up $6 million in a round of funding led by Nokia Growth Partners. Another private investor whose...
Nov 13, 2013 | East Asia, News, North America
TechCrunch Moneytree, a personal finance iOS app, has received $1.6 million in seed funding led by DG Incubation (Digital Garage’s investment branch), with participation from private investors, including senior executives from PayPal, MasterCard and Morgan Stanley....
Nov 12, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
The Moscow Times Dmitry Mazepin, owner of Russian fertilizer producer Uralchem, has joined the race to take a stake in the world’s largest potash miner Uralkali, three sources familiar with the discussions said Tuesday. Since Uralkali left a potash cartel with a...
Nov 12, 2013 | East Asia, News
Wall Street Journal – U.S. industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. is approaching global private-equity giants to sell its Korean security unit Caps Co. in entirety, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Tyco disseminated an information...
Nov 12, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News The Microsoft Russia Seed Fund has recently disbursed $140,000 in grants to four Russian startups, bringing the total number of young Russian tech companies it has backed to 35. Last week, Moscow’s AdWired received $50,000 to continue developing...
Nov 10, 2013 | News, Western Europe
MILAN, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Luxury down jacket maker Moncler has sold its sportswear division to a company controlled by private equity fund Emerisque Brands, it said on Friday without giving financial details of the transaction. A statement from Moncler said that...
