Jul 29, 2013 | France, News, North America, Western Europe
Bloomberg 28 July 2013 The family of French billionaire Francois Pinault, owner of Chateau Latour in Bordeaux, has acquired California’s Araujo Estate Wines along with its flagship Eisele Vineyard. Araujo has 162 acres (66 hectares) in the northern Napa Valley,...
Jul 29, 2013 | France, News, North America, Western Europe
The Washington Post 29 July 2013 PARIS — Omnicom Group Inc. and Publicis Groupe SA say they are combining in a “merger of equals” that will create the world’s largest advertising firm, one worth more than $35 billion. The combined company will be called Publicis...
Jul 29, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
East-West Digital News Investing in US startups has become a habit for certain Russian venture funds, as shown by a recent $700,000 capital injection into California-based Venturocket.com, an innovative online “talent discovery platform.” The round was led...
Jul 26, 2013 | News, North America, Southeast Asia
Techinasia.com Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Ruckus Wireless, Inc., has just announced that it has fully acquired Singapore’s location-based startup YFind Technologies. The financial details were not disclosed. YFind is a startup that deals with indoor...
Jul 26, 2013 | News, North America, Southeast Asia
International Business Times Private equity firm KKR & Co. LP will buy a 9.5 percent stake in PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk, a subsidiary of major Jakarta, Indonesia food retailer Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Group, which owns several popular brands of Indonesian snack...
Jul 26, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, North America
PR Newswire SHENZHEN, China, Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc., an ultrasound technology leader in...
