Frances's 3D model sharing service Sketchfab raised USD2 million in funding from Partech, Balderton, and angel investor David Cohen to develop its 3D object browser.
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Sterigenics inks deal to acquire Florida's Food Technology Service
Illinois-based sterilization services provider Sterigenics International LLC signed a definitive agreement to acquire Florida-based firm Food Technology Service Inc in a deal priced at USD7.23 per share.
US Fed policy only enriches private equity and not companies, American people - report
A report cited an example on how private equity had benefited greatly from US Federal Reserve's quantitative easing policy instead of the monetary policy's true beneficiaries - US companies and the American people.
US REIT BRE latest acquisition target by property landlords - sources
California real estate investment trust BRE Properties Inc was projected to be the latest acquisition target of companies in a USD22 billion spending spree in apartment REITS, said Bloomberg in its report.
US venture capital firm Benchmark closes eighth fund with USD425 million
California-based venture capital firm Benchmark has closed its eighth fund with a total of USD425 million, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.
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Recent data revealed that performance of hedge funds in the US this year was poor in comparison to the US stocks index despite massive fees demanded by money managers from its clients.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange Index and other financial markets in South Africa saw little change regarding the passing of former president and political champion Nelson Mandela.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has dropped its offer to advise Turkey's Aselsan on a planned secondary listing. The Turkish defense contractor recently closed a deal with a Chinese firm under US sanctions.
Facebook Inc had been tapping resources of its Russian partners to develop apps, signaling a growth in the tech industry, particularly in the app development business.
Russia's No. 2 oil producer Lukoil is looking to put up for sale its 20% stake in a Russian consortium developing a large oil project in Venezuela. Lukoil is in talks with international players after Rosneft offered a price lower than what Lukoil had asked.
Seven years after petroleum companies Chevron Corp and PetroChina entered into a joint venture agreement, the USD6.4 billion Chuandongbei gas project faces further delay. It is now expected to deliver gas in the second half of next year.
A US SEC filing by big data company Palantir revealed that it was set to do a USD57.5 million fundraising three months after it had raised USD195.5 million in an earlier funding round.
San Francisco-based recruiting startup getTalent's founder Abraham Shafi told TechCrunch that his company was just acquired by job website Dice, but financial terms of the said deal were not disclosed.
The potential growth of credit-card payment processing services in Japan saw Twitter Inc. co-founder Jack Dorsey's Square Inc and SoftBank Corp's venture PayPal Here battling for a sizeable market share in the niche business.
