Industry
JAB aims to build coffee conglomerate with Master Blenders purchase
Aiming to build a coffee conglomerate, Joh A. Benckiser, the investment arm of billionaire Reiman family, is set to acquire D.E. Master Blenders 1753 NV for about 7.5 billion euros ($9.8 billion).
Italy's Wind to invest $1.3 billion on 4G network
Italian mobile phone operator Wind is set to step up its technology with a $1.3 billion investment on building a fourth generation (4G) mobile broadband network.
NVCA Says the Last Quarter Was Worst Since 2003
According to NVCA data, the first quarter of 2013 was the worst since the third quarter of 2003. Without a doubt, the venture capital industry has experienced the worst quarter it has had in a decade.
WorldPay raises $1billion of new loans
WorldPay, a British payment processing company, will now have funds to pay a dividend and repay an expensive mezzanine loan with a new 700 million pound-equivalent ($1.8 billion) loan it had successfully raised.




