Jun 13, 2013 | Asia, China, East Asia, News, North America
The Wall Street Journal 5 June 2013 Beijing-based e-commerce firm LightInThebox Holding has raised US$79 million by pricing its U.S. initial public offering in the middle of its indicative price range, two people familiar with the situation said Thursday, in what...
Jun 11, 2013 | Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, India, News, North America, Russia, South & Central Asia
The Economic Times 06 June 2013 BANGALORE: Online retailer Snapdeal has raised money from three venture capital firms and angel investors to close a $50 million ( Rs 280 crore) round of funding that began in April with investment by eBay. Intel Capital, Russian...
Jun 11, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News, North America
SAO PAULO, June 8 2013 (Reuters) – Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, will announce the purchase of Brazilian poultry producer Seara, a unit of Marfrig Alimentos SA , in the coming days, a source with knowledge of the operation told...
Jun 10, 2013 | News, North America
Reuters 04 June 2013 (Reuters) – Private equity firms KKR & Co LP, Warburg Pincus LLC and Cinven Ltd are weighing bids for PRA International, a clinical research group, which is for sale and could fetch as much as $1.3 billion, several people familiar with...
Jun 10, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News, North America
The Wall Street Journal, June 7 2013 H.J. Heinz Co. Chief Executive Bernardo Hees wasted no time shaking up the ranks at the ketchup maker. In announcing the closure Friday of the acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKB +1.92% and Brazilian private-equity firm 3G...
Jun 10, 2013 | News, North America, Western Europe
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 (Reuters) – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is leading a $35 million investment in ResearchGate, a Berlin-based network for scientists that ties into his interest in fighting disease. ResearchGate allows researchers around the world to...
