Karl Slym, managing director of India-based automotive firm Tata Motors Ltd, was found dead after falling from the 22nd floor of the Shangri-La hotel in Thailand in what police suspect as a suicide case.
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India's Turtle Yogi raises seed funding from Blume Ventures
Bangalore, India-based cloud-based video infrastructure operator Turtle Yogi Technologies raised between $250,000 and $350,000 in a seed funding round led by venture capital firm Blume Ventures, to build on the sales of its flagship product 1Click.io.
China auditors ban may lead Chinese firms to list in Hong Kong than New York- report
A ruling from a US court that banned the affiliates of the four biggest accounting firms may lead Chinese companies to seek an IPO in Hong Kong than in New York, Bloomberg reported.
England-based firm QualitySolicitors secures multi-million investment from Palamon Capital
Leicester, England-based legal franchise QualitySolicitors secured a multi-million-pound investment from its majority shareholder, Palamon Capital Partners, to drive its expansion plans in the UK for 2014.
Price comparison site PricePanda raises $3M from Tengelmann Group
PricePanda, a price comparison website, was able to get new funds from German retailer Tengelmann Group worth $3 million to expand the site to other South Asian markets, TechCrunch reported.
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Despite the limitations experienced by the Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies, HP security and payments expert Slava Gomzin sees the digital currencies making its way to more brick-and-mortar stores.
UK-based telecommunications firm Vodafone Group Plc is in talks to purchase Spain-based cable operator Grupo Corporativo ONO SA, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg.
Salzburg, Austria-based automotive retail software provider Incadea PLC raised around £11.5 million (€14 million) through issuance of ordinary shares to partially fund the acquisition of Germany-based firm RC Real Business Solutions GmbH (RCRBS).
Computer and computer-related products retailer TigerDirect has partnered with BitPay to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for online purchases, a Tom's Hardware report said.
Some assets of Canada Payphone Corporation were bought by WiMacTel, a Calgary-based telecommunications firm, that will also launch an alternative payphone service in Canada after the acquisition.
Germany-based car maker Audi is investing in Paris, France-based bio gasoline startup Global Bioenergies, which makes cheap gasoline from sugar, as part of an effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions amid stricter regulations.
Dublin, Ireland-based pharmaceutical firm Actavis sold its stake in Chinese subsidiary Actavis (Foshan Pharmaceutical Co) for an undisclosed sum because of its limited presence in the country.
AT&T Inc said it will no longer have any plans to make an offer for Vodafone Group Plc, preventing it from making a takeover bid in the next six months, Bloomberg reported.
Hugh MacKay, the chief executive of UK-based hydrocarbons exploration and production firm Europa Oil & Gas, now holds a 0.88% stake in the company after it held an open offer for 19.3 million shares.
