The latest X-Men spinoff, "The Wolverine", was right on track with just US$2 million below estimates.
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Apple bags ‘Brand of the Year’ again
Apple bagged "Brand of the Year" award for the second consecutive year. For the second consecutive year, Apple bagged the "Brand of the Year" award from Harris Interactive.
UBS settles with FHFA for USD 885 million
Swiss banking giant UBS settled with the US Federal Housing Finance Agency to pay USD 885 million to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Top 3 reasons why Regions Bank cyber attack provides new opportunity for venture capitalists
The recent cyber attack on Regions Bank provides a new opportunity for venture capitalists. Regions Bank was attacked Friday, leading customers confused and worried.
LumeJet secures GBP 250,000 capital from TSB
LumeJet becomes the latest recipient of Technology Strategy Board’s Smart programme, wherein it was able to secure GBP 250,000 new capital.
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California-based startup company Zenefits has secured US $2.1 million seed capital from a round led by Maverick Capital and Venrock.
Private equity firm Graphite Capital and Hawskmoor chain of steakhouse enter into an agreement regarding a buyout valued at US $62 million.
Ohio Transmission partners with private investor Frontenac Company. Private equity firm Frontenac Company invested an undisclosed amount on Ohio Transmission Corporation, said the latter on Friday.
The French conglomerate’s efforts to revamp its diversified portfolio begins with the sale of its stake in Activision Blizzard worth US $8.2 billion.
China Investment Corp, which has US $49 billion investment from the government, posed a 10.6% return of investment from its overseas ventures.
LearnVest gets US $16 million in its latest financing round led by Accel Partners. Online financial management firm, LearnVest. com, revealed on Friday that it closed US $16.
Handy Hardware gets help from Littlejohn & Co. as the private equity firm takes the reins of the company's acquisition and refinancing.
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems received CAD 4 million investment from BEST Funds. BEST Funds, a venture capital firm based in Toronto, invested CAD 4 million in Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc.
Smedvig Capital invested GBP 4 million into Kings Court Trust. Smedvig Capital, a private equity investor based in Mayfair, pumped in GBP 4 million into Kings Court Trust.
