When companies see activist investors as a threat before, a Reuters article said companies are now treating these types of investors as a catalyst for corporate change.
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Creators of Google Wallet secures USD7 million in Series A funding round
Index, a startup that provides software to enhance customer experience in physical stores, received USD7 million in Series A investment from investors including Innovation Endeavors, of which Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is a co-founder.
Atomico announces USD476 million fund for later-stage startup investments
Atomico's Fund III was intended to provide financial support to startups who are raising money via later-stage funding rounds to aid them in scaling their businesses.
Airwork to go public - prospectus
Proceeds to be received from the planned initial public offering of New Zealand aviation company Airwork would go towards a stock buyback program, repay debts to affiliates and inject working capital into the firm.
Chinese securities regulator says new IPO rules will bolster role of market forces
Xiao Gang, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said the new reforms planned by the government on public share sales will increase the role of free market forces.
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Potential investors would be having difficulty acquiring a majority ownership stake in beverage company Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd due to the Ng family, who had a controlling interest in Yeo's via Far East Organization.
Although taking different approaches, investors Bill Ackman and Bruce Berkowitz were attempting to salvage securities acquired before the US housing crisis with a combined value of more than USD100 billion, said a Bloomberg report.
An article published on tech news site VentureBeat raises the question on the staying power of social media giants and Silicon Valley darlings like Facebook and Twitter.
A trend in hiring former government officials in executive roles had been seen in investment firms, said a Bloomberg report. Recently, Warburg Pincus LLC appointed former US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner as its new president.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren said large international banks with broker-dealer units placed the financial system at risk, and as such, regulators should ensure that they have adequate capital.
According to a lawsuit filed by wireless communications firm LightSquared Inc, Dish Network Corp and its chairman, Charles Ergen had schemed to ensure that the latter would be able to obtain the former's broadband spectrum.
Dell president and chief commercial officer Steve Felice will be leaving the company barely a month after it was acquired by Dell CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake.
Former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will be joining global private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC in March. Geithner became notable for his role during the US financial crisis.
Giorgio Olivato, vice chairman of a foundation that is Monte Paschi's largest shareholder, has resigned from office for unknown reasons. Sources, however, said that Olivato opposed the foundation's plan to sell its stake in the Italian bank.
