To stay competitive this year, companies should take a critical look at the following areas Companies operating in the private mid-market will face a number of common obstacles on their road to growth and profitability in the year ahead.
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Volume and Value of VC Investments Rises in European Automotive Industry
Volume and Value of VC Investments Rises in European Automotive Industry, finds Frost & Sullivan Venture capital investment as a financing option has been gaining importance in automotive transactions.
Dell LBO talks reveal other leverage options
A bid to take Dell Inc private by buyout firm Silver Lake and its partners underscores the financing market's willingness to lend up to $15 billion
Growth Rate of Investment in NE Ohio Outpaces the Nation
Young Tech Companies Attract $201 Million in 2012 Last year, 105 tech-based companies in Greater Cleveland raised $201 million from venture capitalists and angel investors, according to the region's Venture Capital Advisory Task Force.
Duran signs agreement with Rio Alto Mining for Minasnioc and ichuna properties in Peru
Duran Signs Definitive Agreement with Rio Alto Mining for Minasnioc and Ichuna Properties in Peru Duran Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DRV)(BVL:DRV) is pleased to announce that it has signed the definitive agreement with Rio Alto Mining Limited whereby Duran has granted to Rio Alto options pursuant to which it may earn up to a 70% interest in the Company's Minasnioc Gold-Silver Property and a 65% interest in the Company's Ichuna Copper-Silver Property.
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Venture capital funding to focus on enhanced drug delivery and product life cycle management technologies
Mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process GUIDE TO EU MERGER PROCESS DEADLINES: The European Commission has 25 working days after a deal is filed for a first-stage review.
Financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC The global investment company said Seiji Inagaki joined its board on Jan.
The skilled-worker visa reform the entrepreneurs want is relatively uncontroversial San Francisco-based entrepreneur Garrett Johnson is usually too busy with his messaging start-up for much travel, but one issue has inspired him to cross the country: immigration reform.
South Africa's Ethos Private Equity has raised $800 million for a new fund that will look for opportunities in the continent's biggest economy and its fast-growing neighbors in one of the largest amounts secured by an Africa-focused fund
Fewer investors are taking corporate America to court for fraud. Fewer investors are taking corporate America to court for fraud. The number of new federal securities fraud lawsuits seeking class-action status fell to a 7-year low in 2012, according to a study by Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research released on Wednesday.
European shares inched towards two-year highs on Monday, as a political attempt to break a budget impasse in the United States and expectations of aggressive Japanese stimulus bolstered the appetite for shares.
The union and pension fund for Hostess Brands Inc. has hired Gordian Group, an investment bank specializing in distressed cases, to help preserve jobs and workers' benefits at the bankrupt maker of Twinkies snack cakes as Hostess negotiates with buyers.
Sony Corp. sells its assets and cuts jobs for a turnaround of its business. Singed by accumulated losses and a rather gloomy scenario for electronics manufacturing, global electronics major Sony Corp.
