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Lufthansa Receives EU Approval to Acquire ITA Airways for $350 Million

Lufthansa has won EU antitrust approval to buy 41% of ITA Airways for around $350 million.


Russia's Central Bank Encourages Businesses to Use Crypto to Evade Sanctions

Russia's central bank has advised businesses to explore alternative solutions, including cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, to facilitate payments with foreign partners...

UK: Nurses Express Heartbreak as Hospital Patients Die Alone Amid Staff Shortages

Nurses in the UK express profound distress and heartbreak over hospital patients being left to die alone amidst shocking staff shortages, highlighting compromised care standards where survival is now ..

Toblerone Continues to Sweeten Russia's Shelves Despite US Maker Mondelez Halting Imports: Report

Toblerone chocolates have continued to be available on the shelves in Russia despite Mondelez International's efforts to halt imports...


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Payments platform Spreedly raises additional USD500,000 in seed funding
North Carolina-based payments platform Spreedly secured an additional USD500,000 in seed funding from Belgian angel investors group Emerge.be to be used for product development and hiring of additiona
Ardian, Consilium SGR sell Rollon Group to Chequers Capital, IGI SGR
Investment firms Ardian and Consilium SGR exited Rollon Group to Chequers Capital and IGI SGR for an undisclosed amount. Rollon is a maker of linear rails and actuators based in Italy.
Top deals of the Day - Bids, Mergers & Acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday including Forbes, Axel Springer, MidCap Financial LLC, Goldman Sachs and others.
France's Korian acquires rival Medica for EUR1.1 billion
French elderly care company Korian bought rival Medica for EUR1.1 billion. The post-merger group would become the top nursing home operator in France, Germany and Belgium and second in Italy.
Walkbase secures EUR3 million in Series A funding round
Finland-based retail analytics company Walkbase landed a EUR3 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by SBT Venture Capital in London and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia's former CEO.
Belgian biotechnology company sells drug discovery unit for EUR25 million
Brussels-based biotechnology company IBA concluded the sale of its drug discovery business unit to private equity firm Argos Soditic. IBA raised EUR25 million from the sale of Cisbio Bioassays.
Bitcoin exchange BTC China nabs USD5 million in Series A investment
Bitcoing exchange BTC China received USD5 million in Series A investment from Lightspeed China Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners to fund its general operations, but indicated plans to expand it
RBS negotiates sale of equity derivatives business
British government-owned The Royal Bank of Scotland said it was looking to sell its retail investor and equity derivatives business. French bank BNP Paribas was identified as a front-runner to acquire
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan buys Burton's Biscuit Co.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Canada's largest single-profession pension plan, said it would be buying British Burton's Biscuit Co. for an unspecified amount from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Comme
Frutarom enters agreement to acquire 75% of PTI for USD50.3 million
Terms of Frutarom Industries' definitive agreement to acquire Protein Technologies Ingredients (PTI) included an option to acquire the remaining 25% interest from minority shareholders in the next thr
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