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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 real estate crowdfunding startup RealCrowd nabs $1.6M in seed funding
San Francisco, US-based real estate equity crowdfunding startup RealCrowd Inc nabbed $1.6 million in a seed funding round from Data Collective, Y Combinator's Garry Tan, and some real estate managers.
Texas startup Junction Investments lets wealthy individuals invest on Hollywood movies online
Texas, US-based crowdfunding company Junction Investments will begin operating on Wednesday to allow wealthy individuals to invest online in fully-funded Hollywood movies, starting with Tom Hanks' "A
NZ point-of-sale startup Vend pockets $20M in funding for international expansion
Auckland, New Zealand-based point-of-sale software provider Vend pocketed $20 million in a funding round led by Valar Ventures and Square Peg Capital to expand to North America and Europe.
British e-commerce analytics firm Ometria raises $1.5M in seed funding
London, UK-based e-commerce analtyics firm Ometria raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round from large group of angel investors to expand its workforce and develop its product.
UK social shopping startup Nuji nabs $2M in seed funding to build mobile app
London, UK-based social shopping startup Nuji nabbed $2 million in a seed funding round from TAG, Seedcamp, Samos, and other angel investors to launch an iOS app this April.
Off Grid Electric scores $7M to provide solar energy to Tanzanian homes
Arusha, Tanzania-based solar energy provider Off Grip Electric scored $7 million in a funding round led by Vulcan Capital, SolarCity, and Omidyar Network to power homes with prepaid electricity.
Mark Zuckerberg and Ashton Kutcher invest $40M in stealthy AI startup Vicarious
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher, and Tesla founder Elon Musk invested $40 million in the second funding round of secretive artificial intelligence (AI) startup Vicario
British video-on-demand service Screenburn raises $500K in angel funding
London, UK-based Video-on-Demand (Vod) service Screenburn raised $500,000 (£302,000) in an angel funding round to fuel its expansion for 2014 and to continue monetizing the presence of music and film
American rapper Kanye West buys 10 Burger King outlets for Kim Kardashian
American rap superstar Kanye West is buying 10 Burger King outlets across the UK, France, and Italy for an undisclosed amount as a wedding present for fiancee Kim Kardashian.
Indian payment solutions provider Innoviti nabs INR10 crore in debt funding
Bangalore, India-based payment solutions provider Innoviti nabbed INR10 crore in debt funding from Tata Capital and other investors from London and India to scale up its Middle East operations and bee
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