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.
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The Top 10 Largest Private Equity Deals of 2012
The annual rankings of the top 10 largest private equity deals of 2012 The annual rankings of the top 10 largest private equity deals of 2012 was released by PrivCo, the leading private company financial data provider.
Deals of the day — mergers and acquisitions
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals on Thursday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Thursday:- Amazon.
Private mid-market companies can't afford to stand still in 2013: Ernst & Young
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.
Proposed Regulatory Uniformity to Boost Venture Capital Investments in Healthcare Arena
Venture capital funding to focus on enhanced drug delivery and product life cycle management technologies
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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.
A Montreal-based transportation and logistics company, TransForce Inc., is set to acquire Texas-based Velocity Express and its subsidiaries for approximately $35 million.
A report submitted by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce found out that U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations have received around one-quarter of $16 billion from Section 1603 grant program.
Liberty Media Corp now holds nearly 50.5 percent of shares in Sirius XM Radio Inc. Liberty Media Corp gained majority control over Sirius XM Radio Inc.
CSi Complete, a provider of credible service and call center services to the automotive and insurance industries has merged with TenPoint Insurance Solutions.
