Allen Smith was named new CEO for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, succeeding former CEO Kathleen Taylor.
Corporations
Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to halt buyout deal
Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc. last Thursday as he tried to disrupt a USD24.4 million takeover bid from founder, Michael Dell and Silver Lake.
TexStar, Evercore look at possible business sale
Natural gas processing firms, TexStar Midstream and Evercore Partners are looking into the possible sale of businesses to further expand in Southern Texas.
Annapolis' PharmAthene to partner with drug research company Theraclone Sciences
Pharmaceuticals companies PharmAthene and Theraclone Sciences agreed to merge for expansion of drug research and development.
Televisa to acquire Mexico's Cablecom
Grupo Televisa SAB agreed to purchase controlling stake in Cablecom for a deal priced at USD745 million.
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Ontario ecommerce company Shopify purchased Toronto's leading design firm Jet Cooper. Ontario-based Shopify reported its acquisition of leading design company Jet Cooper for an undisclosed amount on Thursday.
Samsung devices satisfy customers more than the iPhone, according to ACSI. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) recently released the results of its smartphone customer satisfaction survey for the year.
Music streaming site Spotify could be the spark that would reignite music sales in Sweden. Spotify, a commercial music streaming service, could be the spark to reignite music sales in Sweden and the world.
The new Moto X from Google's Motorola posed a potential threat to the Apple-Samsung duopoly in the smartphone market.
Verizon's HTC One launch was moved to August 15 from August 1. The launch of HTC One was pushed back to August 15, according to Droid-Life. The site published what it claimed to be an internal document.
Today, SolomonEdwards Group LLC announced completing its acquisition of San Francisco-based M Squared Consulting, which is a unit of Kelly Group Limited.
Online marketing company Blucora agreed to purchase Monoprice for US$180 million in cash. Blucora Inc. announced earlier today that it has signed the deal to acquire California-based Monoprice, a successful online-based electronics and accessories provider.
Britain's largest defence contractor said its annual earnings for 2013 will rise by 10% once it clinches the multi-billion jet fighter deal with Saudi Arabia.
Google replaced AT&T and is now the new Wi-Fi provider for Starbucks. Google announced Wednesday that Starbucks will be their newest business partner. Over the coming 18 months, Google will be busy replacing AT&T's Wi-Fi offerings in all of Starbucks stores.
