Apr 3, 2013 | France, News, North America, Western Europe
PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) – French nuclear reactor maker Areva said it had agreed to sell its nuclear radiation measurement unit, Canberra, to private equity group Astorg Partners for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is part of Areva’s ongoing asset...
Mar 29, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
RVC USA, the Boston-based representative office of the Russian state-owned fund of funds RVC, is raising a new venture fund to back US startups with connections to Russia and help Russian startups enter the US market. While the Russian government might raise $20...
Mar 26, 2013 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25 (Reuters) – Healthcare-oriented venture firm Third Rock Ventures said it had raised a $516 million fund, its third, even as healthcare investing endures something of a slump. Investors have cooled on the sector due to factors including...
Mar 25, 2013 | News, North America
Apple Insider 23 March 2013 Apple recently closed a deal worth about $20 million to acquire WifiSLAM, a Silicon Valley firm focused on building technology that affords users positioning data while indoors. The Wall Street Journal was able to confirm the acquisition...
Mar 25, 2013 | News, North America, Western Europe
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 (Reuters) – Accel, the venture capital firm behind social network Facebook, has closed a new $475 million fund, the firm said on Thursday. Accel London IV will invest in early- and growth-stage companies in the consumer Internet, big...
Mar 25, 2013 | News, North America
NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) – CBS Corp is nearing an agreement to purchase about half of TV Guide Network, according to various media reports on Friday. The New York-based mass-media company is expected to pay about $100 million to buy out the TV Guide Network...
