Dairy products company WhiteWave Foods is set to acquire organic food producer Earthbound Farm from its existing shareholders including founders Drew and Myra Goodman and Kainos Capital for USD600 million.
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Startups in food tech develop products to replace basic staples like eggs
Food-related companies like Hampton Creek Foods are seeing a rise in financial support from private equity firms and angel investors in the past few months to develop plant-based alternatives to food like eggs.
Herbalife goes for Ackman's credibility through Pershing fund clients - sources
Bloomberg said in its report that nutrition company Herbalife Ltd attempted to destroy activist investor Bill Ackman's credibility after the latter claimed that the former is running a pyramid scheme.
Adobe exits lucrative licensing unit over prospects in $67.3B cloud market - report
Adobe Systems Inc and other major software providers like Microsoft Corp and SAP had to shift its priority to cloud software after experiencing lackluster sales in their hardware-dependent software products.
WMI says enter into conditional commitment letter with KKR
WMI Holdings Corp. today announced that KKR & Co. L.P. has entered into a conditional commitment letter to make a strategic investment in the Company, dated December 8, 2013.
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Giordano Lombardo, the Group Chief Invesment Officer of Pioneer Investments, said investors should consider pruning their US equities holdings as the economy shows signs of improvement, according to a Bloomberg report.
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company or EADS plans to cut anywhere from 5,000 to 6,000 jobs and sell its Paris headquarters as part of its reorganization program, Le Figaro newspaper reported.
St. Martins Group, Kuwait's property investment vehicle in the UK, has paid around GBP1.7 billion to purchase the More London complex which includes Mayor Boris Johnson's headquarters.
Venn Life Sciences has purchased Belfast, Ireland-based clinical research organization Medevol Limited in a deal valued at USD0.67 million, to strengthen Venn's operations in the UK.
Tyco International Inc's South Korean security systems unit ADT Caps is reportedly attracting bids from private equity firms including KKR & Co LP and Bain Capital.
The Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News or GEN website revealed its top 30 list of venture capital firms for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. This report summarizes those who have made it to the top 10.
Canada-based gold exploration firm Giyani Gold Corp announced on Monday its acquisition of a 57.7% interest in Canoe Mining Ventures through a securities exchange agreement.
Switzerland's third largest wealth manager Julius Baer Group Ltd said it has already acquired the Middle Eastern wealth management units of Merrill Lynch located in Lebanon, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Singapore-listed umbilical cord blood and tissue banking service provider Cordlife Group Limited announces its acquisition of an additional 11.89% stake in Malaysia-based StemLife for a total of SGD7 million.
