High-net worth individuals

Joe Lewis: British Billionaire Who Admitted to US Insider Trading Argues He Shouldn’t Go to Jail

British billionaire Joe Lewis pled guilty to insider trading and sought supervised release for three years and a $5 million punishment instead of jail time.


EQT Plans to Divest 20% Stake in Ottobock to Its Existing Major Shareholders

Swedish global investment company EQT will return 20% of Ottobock's investment to its significant shareholders...

London Stock Exchange Group Plans to Increase CEO Pay

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is considering doubling CEO maximum pay amid concerns on UK firms' US listings and competition from high-paying American tech companies...

Swiss Bank Banque Pictet Admits to Conspiring With US Taxpayers to Hide Over $5.6 Billion From IRS

Swiss bank Banque Pictet has acknowledged its involvement in a conspiracy with US taxpayers to conceal over $5.6 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...


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US-based Internet TV firm YuppTV pockets $2.5M from Sashi Reddi
Atlanta, US-based Internet-based TV service provider YuppTV Inc pocketed $2.5 million in its first funding round from Indian early stage investor Sashi Reddi to scale up and expand its client base.
Ukrainian billionaire Dmitry Firtash indicted with US bribery charges
Dmirty Firtash, a Ukranian businessman was indicted of US bribery charges along with five other men over allegedly paying bribes to Indian government authorities to facilitate a mining project.
San Francisco venture fund Data Collective lands $125M for third big data fund
San Francisco, US-based venture fund Data Collective landed $125 million for its third fund that exclusively invests in big data and data science startups, according to a document filed with the US Se
New York fitness startup Classtivity rebrands as ClassPass as it closes $2M seed round
New York, US-based fitness startup Classtivity rebranded as ClassPass as it closed $2 million in a seed funding round from several angel investors to help customers stick more to its workout program.
British language learning startup Fluentify takes home $410K from angel investors
London, UK-based language learning startup Fluentify took home $410,000 in angel investment in a round led by former Barclays exec Stefano Marsaglia to beef up its workforce and service in Southern Eu
UK-based content marketplace ScreenHits pockets $1.2M in angel funding
London, UK-based content marketplace ScreenHits pocketed $1.2 million in an angel round from Rory Fleming, Lord Reay, Flemming Lund, and other high net worth individuals to build its product and audie
American music startup BandPage scores $8.5M in funding
San Francisco, California-based music startup BandPage scored $8.5 million in a funding round from music tech investors such as Mohr Davidow Partners, Robert Kavner, GGV Capital, and Walden Venture Ca
French ad startup Tapvalue nabs $2.2M for international growth
French cross-device tracking and advertising startup Tapvalue nabbed $2.2 million (€1.6 million) in a venture round led by an unnamed venture capitalist and some angels to support its international gr
Singaporean Bitcoin payment firm GoCoin pockets $1.4M in first funding round
Singapore-based digital currency payment firm GoCoin pocketed $1.4 million in its first funding round led by former Facebook executive Owen Van Natta and e-commerce site Bitcoin Shop for its sales and
London news startup Oximity bags seed money from angel investors
London, UK-based user-generated news startup Oximity bagged an undisclosed amount of seed money from angel investors Ronnie Screwvala and K Ganesh to provide direct sources of global news in 180 langu
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