Apr 8, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia, Western Europe
TMT Investments, a UK-headquartered venture fund backed by Russian businessmen, has invested $350,000 in Graphicly, a US startup that helps publishers and self-published authors produce and distribute text and visual content on major digital publishing platforms....
Apr 8, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, Events, Russia, Western Europe
Heureka Conference, in partnership with East-West Digital News, invites Russian startup entrepreneurs and investors to Berlin on May 14 to be part of the most hands-on and educative networking conference for the digital economy in Germany, Europe and the global...
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...
Apr 3, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, France, News, Russia
Kima Ventures, the fund started by prominent French tech entrepreneurs Jérémie Berrebi and Xavier Niel, along with angel investors Fabrice Grinda, Jose Marin, and Alexander Aivazov, have teamed up to invest in Martmania, an online marketplace focused on trading...
Mar 30, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR has entered into exclusive talks to buy a majority of French fashion brands Maje, Sandro and Claudie Pierlot, according to a source familiar with the transaction. The acquisition of the brands, partially owned...
Mar 29, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
Financial Times 28 March 2013 Nicolas Sarkozy has spent virtually all his professional life in politics but has long made no secret of his desire to make money after leaving office. In the months since he lost power, he and his closest advisers have been casting...
