Jun 5, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch June 5, 2014 Dropbox has swallowed up another early stage startup, this one a stealthy company called Droptalk which was developing a tool that allowed you to share links privately with friends via a Chrome extension, to be followed by both iOS and Android...
Jun 5, 2014 | News, North America
Telegraph Bikes and car parts firm Halfords buys Boardman Bikes in deal to expand the brand. Tour de France racing cyclist Chris Boardman and his business partners have received a pay day of around £20m from Halfords for the sale of the bicycle brand he created. Mr...
Jun 4, 2014 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 (Reuters) – True Ventures said it raised $290 million for its fourth venture fund amid a climate of greater optimism for venture capital, which is digging itself out of an era of low returns and investor discontent. True specializes in...
Jun 4, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch June 4, 2014 Profitero, a SaaS provider of online insights and e-commerce intelligence for retailers and brands, has raised $8 million from Polaris Partners. It will use the funds to double its 40-strong engineering team and expand its presence in North...
Jun 4, 2014 | News, North America
June 4 (Reuters) – American Lawyer publisher ALM Media, which was once controlled by Bruce Wasserstein, has been sold to the late Wall Street dealmaker’s investment firm Wasserstein & Co, the companies said in a statement. Financial details of the...
Jun 4, 2014 | News, North America
June 4 (Reuters) – Airline ticketing company Travelport Worldwide Ltd, controlled by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, filed with U.S. regulators on Wednesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of common stock. *...
