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Demeure raises USD4 million in seed funding

Canada-based Demeure announced receiving USD4 million from its third round of seed funding. Travel marketplace Demeure had raised USD4 million in its third round of seed funding.


August busiest for European buyouts

Private equity firms perform at higher levels in terms of buyout financing compared to the previous year.

Hedge funds uneasy on Summers's possible Fed Reserve nomination

According to a Bloomberg report, the potential nomination of a Federal Reserve outsider made investors scramble for advice on whether the news would have an effect in financial markets and monetary policy.

Calamos Investments President and COO leaves firm

James Boyne, erstwhile Calamos Investments President and COO resigns to pursue non-profit work. In an announcement last Thursday, Calamos investments announced that the firm's President and COO would be leaving the company by September 30.


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US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she wanted the trial against American Airlines and US Airways to be held before the US Justice Department's proposed March 3 date.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said it is confident that the country would be able to regain its Category 1 rating when the US FAA would visit in the next two months.
George Koutsos was named the new Deputy Chief Executive of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, replacing Marios Koliopoulos.
Swedish pharmaceutical firm Meda announced the signing of a deal for the USD 135 million purchase of US-based Acton Pharmaceuticals.
Lowe's Companies Inc. announced today an acquisition deal had completed for Orchard Supply Hardware stores valued USD205 million in cash and payables.
The Federal Government of Nigeria lost USD 40 billion in downstream infrastructure investments for 76 non-producing oil leases.
Peugeot Citroen said it would halt car production in Aulnay this November. French multinational automobile and motorcycle maker Peugeot Citroen would be stopping production in one of its plants earlier than scheduled.
Sources said Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont submitted its bid for Li Ka-shing's ParknShop chain.
French cosmetic firm L'Oreal said it could afford to buy back the EUR 23 billion stake that Nestle holds in the firm.
Finland rolled out a EUR 9 billion plan enough to pay for welfare expenses of its aging population. The government of Finland agreed on a plan to ensure that it would have money to pay welfare costs for its fast-growing elderly population.