Aug 16, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
The Moscow Times State-owned Vnesheconombank (VEB) is planning to create a “fund of funds” to invest in small- and mid-sized Russian businesses, as part of the government’s plan to boost economic growth, VEB deputy CEO Alexander Ivanov said. VEB will...
Aug 16, 2013 | News, North America
Austin Business Journal Cloud services provider Infochimps Inc. has been acquired by a giant based in Virginia. Computer Sciences Corp. bought Austin-based Infochimps, but the company hasn’t issued an announcement. On Tuesday, Infochimps CEO Jim Kaskade posted a...
Aug 15, 2013 | Events, North America
Opal Financial Group’s Investment Trends Summit will serve as an educational forum focused on analyzing trends for the future, as well as exploring ways to implement new strategies in particular investment plans. Speakers and attendees will discuss topics such...
Aug 15, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, North America, Oceania
Reuters Archer Daniels Midland Co said on Wednesday that South Korea had cleared the grain trader’s takeover of GrainCorp Ltd, leaving China and Australia as the last two countries that need to approve the deal. The Korea Fair Trade Commission became the seventh...
Aug 15, 2013 | News, North America
Reuters KKR & Co LP said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc (RPS) from private-equity peer Warburg Pincus LLC, marking its second announced investment in a global contract research organization in as many months. Terms of...
Aug 15, 2013 | News, North America
Bloomberg Liberty Property Trust, a Pennsylvania-based industrial landlord, agreed to buy the operating partnership of a private real estate fund for about $1.25 billion to add properties and expand into new markets. The acquisition of the Cabot Industrial Value Fund...
