Renowned names in the wine industry join forces to create sales and marketing firm BCM Wineworks for the known brands of Bacchus Capital.
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Woolworths closes Nigerian stores
Due to high costs of operations and low returns, Woolworths opts to close down stores in Nigeria. Woolworths Holdings Ltd. , the food and clothing retailer from South Africa, announced plans for the closure of three of its stores located in Nigeria.
Munich Re to do share buyback
Due to net income decline, the world's biggest reinsurer Munich Re would do a share buyback program to be completed by April 30, 2014.
ImmunGene Inc raises USD9 million in Series A round
USD9 million was raised in Series A funding round for ImmunGene Inc. Biotechnology company ImmunGene Inc. is focused on the development of anti-body cytokine fusion technology therapy for oncological applications.
BestInvest acquired by a portfolio firm of Permira Funds
A Permira Funds portfolio company had purchased BestInvest for an undisclosed amount. UK wealth management and online investment service firm BestInvest announced it had agreed to be acquired by a portfolio company of Permira funds.
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In a bid to trim its portfolio, Nestle had sold to North Castle Partners its interest in weight loss brand Jenny Craig.
Joh A Benckiser owned-D.E Master Blenders planned to increase its ownership interest in Norwegian coffee producer Kaffehuset Friele to 90%.
Swiss mobile app maker Coresystems had received its first external funding since 2002. Coresystems received USD15. 5 million from investors in a recently concluded Series A funding round, TechCrunch said in a report.
Zendesk and Tokyo-based Cybozu's new partnership agreement would have both firms embarking on a joint product integration and marketing efforts to boost each other's product in Japan and the US.
Siemens AG said that it had set aside EUR4 billion or USD5.4 billion for its stock buyback program. In its statement, Europe's largest engineering company Siemens AG revealed plans to launch a EUR4 billion or USD5.
Imaging startup Phi Optics Inc secured USD250,000 in seed funding from venture capital funds. Imaging solutions developer Phi Optics Inc raised USD250,000 in seed funding through a funding round led by Champaign's Serra Ventures.
Sprig recently closed its USD1.2 million seed funding round for the launching of its unique food delivery business.
Autodesk Inc. revealed its intention to acquire UK-based software giant Delcam for GBP172.5 million.
Two French banks, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole, disclosed plans to increase its ownership stakes in asset manager Amundi Group and derivatives broker Newedge Group.
