Britain's Barclays PLC, Japan's Nomura and the Royal Bank of Canada are leading the loan financing for Hellman & Friedman LLC's buyout of Scout24. The classified advertising business will be bought for EUR700 million in debt funding.
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US leads in venture capital funding - study
A study featured on Forbes revealed that the US still leads around the world in providing entrepreneurs with access to venture capital funding.
Beleaguered Sears Holdings to spin off Lands' End clothing business
Sears Holdings Corp, which had been selling and closing stores to turn around its business, will be spinning off its Lands' End clothing business. The spinoff will be through a pro rata distribution of the apparel retailer's shares to Sears shareholders.
Oxford Instruments increases Andor offer
Oxford Instruments on Friday upsized its bid for Northern Ireland's Andor Technology to GBP525 per share. Andor Technology turned down Oxford's previous offer of 500 pence per share in cash.
Judge gives final approval to BofA's Countrywide $500M settlement
US District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer gave final approval to the USD 500 million class action settlement between Bank of America's Countrywide unit and its investors.
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Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe of eBay Inc said in an interview with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television that the use of drones to deliver products to consumers is a fantasy.
American private equity firm Jordan Company has put up for sale its chemical management business Haas Group International. Sources estimated that the deal could be valued in between USD500 million to USD700 million.
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew Taylor was given a prison term of nine months for concealing an unauthorized USD 8.3 billion trading position in 2007.
Former Square Wallet technical lead David Byttow and former Google product manager Chrys Bader-Wechseler are raising USD1.2 million in seed funding for their new startup called Secret.
In a rare interview, former head of Fidelity's Magellan Fund and mutual fund legend Peter Lynch shares his thoughts on investing in a rare interview on Bloomberg TV with Charlie Rose.
US-based mobile analytics and advertising company Flurry has secured USD12.5 million in new funding from undisclosed investors, bringing in a total funding of USD62.5 million to date.
Iceland-based global biosimilar company Alvotech announced plans to invest USD250 million to develop and manufacture biopharmaceutical products in partnership with its independent sister company Alvogen.
Sketchfab, the online platform that can publish interactive 3D models, was able to raise USD 2 million in a round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
According to the UK-based "Global State of Enterprise Mobility for the Past, Present and Future" report, mobile apps could be the most invested-in startups in 2014.
