Fast Lane Ventures (FLV), a backer of Russian online start-up firms, has raised $18 million from investors led by VTB Capital, signalling rising investor appetite for Russia's Internet market.
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mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process. The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALSNoneNEW LISTINGS-- French insurer CNP Assurances Swiss Life France (notified April 24/deadline June 5/simplified)-- German property services provider RGM and builder Alpine Bau to acquire joint control of property developer BIP (notified April 23/deadline June 4/simplified) EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGESNone FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINEAPRIL 30-- CVC Capital Partners to acquire Nordic construction products and machinery distributor Ahlsell from Cinven and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners (notified March 21/deadline April 30)MAY 2-- Infrastructure fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to acquire a stake in the Transitgas pipeline from Belgian gas transport company Fluxys (notified March 22/deadline May 2/simplified)MAY 3-- Dutch pension fund PGGM to acquire British student housing group University Partnerships Programme from Barclays Capital (notified March 23/deadline May 3/simplified)MAY 4-- Austrian brickmaker Wienerberger to acquire the remaining 50 percent share in plastic pipe maker Pipelife International from Belgian chemicals group Solvay (notified March 26/deadline May 4/simplified)-- Scholz Austria to acquire joint control of waste management company Asaler Familienholding GmbH (notified March 26/deadline May 4/simplified)-- Reitan Servicehandel to acquire Finnish kiosk operator R-Kioski, media distributors UAB Impress Teva and OU Lehepunkt (notified March 26/deadline May 4/simplified)-- Private equity firms Towerbrook, York Global Finance and Apollo VII to acquire joint control of roofing products maker Monier (notified March 26/deadline May 4/simplified)MAY 7-- Dutch retailer Ahold to acquire Dutch non-food online retailer Bol.
The Florida Venture Forum Announces Presenting Companies for 2012 Early Stage Venture Capital Conference
The Florida Venture Forum (http://www.floridaventureforum.org) has selected 17 Florida based companies to present at its Early Stage Venture Capital Conference, to be held at the Reunion Resort in Orlando on May 10, 2012.
Independa Closes Convertible Note Funding at $2.35 Million
Oversubscribed Note Further Validates Investors' Belief in Company's Innovative Telehealth Approach to Enabling Independent Living for Elders via Cloud-based Services and Applications
Indian online retailer HomeShop18 eyes $100 mln U.S. IPO
* In talks with institutional investors for pre-IPO placement* To invest in technology and back-end infrastructure* CEO says open to listing but can't give any timeframe
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MaRS today announced the creation of JOLT, a new technology accelerator dedicated to building high-growth web and mobile companies that promise to transform the way consumers and enterprises connect, work and play.
Emergence Capital Partners, the leading venture capital firm focused on technology-enabled service companies, today announced that co-founder and General Partner Jason Green has joined the board of directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), the preeminent trade association for the venture community.
Dynamic UX/UI capabilities to enhance company’s Unifeed™ Mobile Middleware Platform
appRenaissance (www. apprenaissance. com), a leading provider of mobile applications, tools and infrastructure, announced today that it has acquired UXFLIP, an innovator in dynamic mobile interface capabilities.
The Halifax Group, a private equity firm that partners with management to invest in growing entrepreneurial companies, announced today that it has sold PolyPipe Holdings, Inc. (“PolyPipe”) to Dura-Line Holdings, Inc. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
