Dec 13, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia, Western Europe
(Reuters) – India’s United Spirits (UNSP.NS) could attract more buyers for its Whyte & Mackay Scotch whisky business and tip the price over the expected 450 million pounds ($735 million) if it included the single malt Dalmore, sources familiar with...
Dec 13, 2013 | News, Western Europe
ZURICH, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Partners Group said on Thursday it was acquiring Hofmann Menu Manufaktur, a German provider of cook and freeze solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Partners Group, which says it has over 30 billion euros in investment...
Dec 9, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
PARIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Dec 6 (Reuters) – Italian luxury shoemaker Alberto Moretti, known for his velvet slip-ons and stilettos made with 24-carat gold, has secured backing from a newly-formed private equity firm in the latest deal involving a promising...
Dec 5, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News The Russian Internet Technology Fund (RITF) announced last week that it has injected CHF 1.5 million ($1.7 million) in Zurich-based Talentory AG, the operator of online headhunting platform Talentory.com, in exchange for a substantial minority...
Nov 28, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News Trivon AG, the Switzerland-based company which does business through its subsidiaries under the Virgin Connect brand in Russia, announced today that it has acquired 100% of MegaMax, one of the leading B2B broadband and telecom operators in...
Nov 27, 2013 | News, North America, Western Europe
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Online music-streaming service Spotify has raised $250 million in a new funding round, making it one of the world’s most richly capitalized start-ups. The new funding round was led by Technology Crossover Ventures, a...
