Jun 10, 2014 | News, Western Europe
LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) – Investors in private equity are turning their backs on established funds and increasingly putting their money in new vehicles and individual deals as returns struggle to regain pre-crisis highs, a survey showed on Tuesday. Over the...
Jun 5, 2014 | News, Western Europe
Alternative investing startup Wikifolio has closed a €6 million funding round led by European early stage venture fund Speedinvest. The fresh capital will be used by the Austrian company, which I’m told broke-even in the first quarter of 2014, to expand beyond its...
Jun 3, 2014 | News, North America
Crowdfunding site Kickstarter, which has almost become the ‘Kleenex’ of the crowd-sourced funding world in terms of brand recognition, today unveiled two changes to its business model (via The Verge) that will have a huge impact on non-equity crowdfunding in general...
Jun 2, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
Decanter April 22, 2014 Sparkling wine producer Igristy Vina has joined a growing number of Russian drinks firms buying foreign wine labels, after closing a deal for Italy’s Contarini. Igristy Vina has agreed to pay €8m for Prosecco DOCG producer Contarini, and will...
May 29, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, France, News, North America, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News Yesterday, French mobile analytics startup Capptain, which so far had been funded by Moscow-based venture fund Runa Capital, announced it was being acquired by Microsoft. The amount of transaction has not been disclosed, but Runa’s PR...
