Dec 22, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Western Europe
TechCrunch The cloud storage business is already crowded, with leading competitors including Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Box, and OneDrive. Hive.im, which just came out of beta, is one of the latest entrants in the space, but it hopes to stand out by turning cloud...
Dec 10, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch Norwegian VC Northzone seems to have a penchant for investing in mobile gaming companies right now. After leading Space Ape Games’ recent $7 million Series C round, the venture capital firm has invested in Finnish game studio PlayRaven — part of a newly...
Dec 9, 2014 | Deals, Western Europe
This young but experienced company is based in Ireland, and currently focusing on a new and exciting project. Recently, the business acquired a national franchise license for an inexpensive pub-style restaurant format that is already successfully operating in seven...
Dec 9, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News East-West Digital NewsPhenomen Ventures, a $300 million international venture fund launched last year by Russian businessman Dmitry Falkovich, has invested in Helpling, the online marketplace for household cleaners backed by Germany’s...
Dec 4, 2014 | News, Oceania, Western Europe
SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR & Co has invested about $100 million in UK-based agribusiness Sundrop Farms Holding Ltd, which plans to use solar panels and sea water to grow vegetables in a vast greenhouse in Australia’s driest...
Dec 1, 2014 | News, Western Europe
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – British bank Virgin Money said it had sold small regional lender Church House Trust to Ocean Industries for 13 million pounds ($20.4 million), four years after buying the business. Virgin Money bought Somerset-based bank Church House...
