Jul 26, 2013 | News, North America
Women’s Wear Daily 25 July 2013 NEW YORK — Joor, the online wholesale fashion marketplace, said Thursday it raised $15 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Canaan Partners, with contributions from Advance Publications, parent company of Condé Nast...
Jul 24, 2013 | MENA, News, North America
Pcmag.com Intel has closed a deal to acquire Israel-based, motion-sensing software developer Omek Interactive, the company said Tuesday. “The acquisition of Omek Interactive will help increase Intel’s capabilities in the delivery of more immersive...
Jul 24, 2013 | India, News, North America, South & Central Asia
PR Newswire McGraw-Hill Education today announced the completion of its acquisition of the entirety of shares in Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited, the company’s long-existing joint venture with Tata Group. As part of the agreement, McGraw-Hill...
Jul 23, 2013 | East Asia, News, North America
Bloomberg 22 July 2013 Himax Technologies Inc. announced that Google Inc. will acquire a 6.3 percent interest in subsidiary Himax Display Inc. “The purpose of the investment is to fund production upgrades, expand capacity and further enhance production capabilities at...
Jul 22, 2013 | News, North America
Medical Daily U.S.-based Abbott Laboratories plans to acquire two closely held companies, Idev Technologies and OptiMedica Corp., in a $560 million investment in medical devices for treating blood vessel and eye diseases. The company spun off its pharmaceutical unit...
Jul 22, 2013 | News, North America
Wall Street Journal TORONTO—Canadian grocer Loblaw Cos. agreed to buy Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. for 12.4 billion Canadian dollars ($11.93 billion) in a cash-and-stock deal that marries two of Canada’s biggest and best-known retail brands. The move gives Loblaw—a...
