PPF Group NV agreed to purchase Telefonica Czech Republic's majority shareholdings. The PPF Group NV of billionaire Petr Kellner had agreed to purchase the controlling stake in Telefonica Czech Republic.
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Tailwind gathers USD 1 million in seed funds in round led by venture capital firm i2e
Pinterest analytics platform Tailwind scored USD 1 million in seed funds in a round led by i2e. Tailwind announced that it was able to obtain USD 1 million in seed financing.
Granify receives USD 1.5 million in seed funding
Software-as-a-Service platform Granify obtained seed funds worth USD 1.5 million from venture capitalists and angel investors.
Icon Ventures nabs USD100 million in oversubscribed fund
The Icon Technology Partners fund raised USD100 million to invest in early-stage business software startups.
Mobli obtains USD60 million investment from Slim, other investors to expand visual search engine capabilities
A recent investment round by Israeli startup Mobli had secured USD60 million in investment from Carlos Slim's América Móvil and other institutional investors.
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According to a source, Troy Carter apparently had been busy not managing Lady Gaga's music career, causing the music artist to sever ties with her long-term manager.
Celebrity Justin Bieber invested USD1.1 million as seed round for a new social media network for teens.
Hong Kong sofa supplier Man Wah Holdings lifted its owners' stocks to USD1.1 billion after it closed at its highest level in two years.
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge renovated their Kensington Palace apartment with modern amenities, reports said.
Blackberry agreed to enter into a USD billion convertible debenture sale, which would saw its top executives including cheif executive officer Thorsten Heins leaving the company
PurThread Technologies, a textile company which had pioneered the technology to reduce bacteria in textile fibers, received over USD7 million in funding led by board chairman Richard Bodman.
Viva Industrials Trust had not done well in its share sale, according to Businessweek. A report by Businessweek said Singapore business and real estate trust (REIT) had opened poorly in the Singaporean stock exchange.
Owners of over USD2 billion artwork to be sold in auction houses like Christie's included hedge-fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen.
The collateral provided by Batista and Grupo EBX have helped reduce the bank exposure risk for Banco Santander Brasil and Itau Banco.
