Crocs Inc, known for its colorful clogs, has hired investment bank Moelis & Co to explore strategic alternatives, including a leveraged buyout, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Bedlam Asset Management, a London-based fund manager founded by former Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia managing director Jonathan Compton, would be closing shop after chief executive officer Ian McCallum quit without notice last October.

A total of USD3.9 million was raised in a Series A funding round for Scoopshot by lead investors Conor Venture Partners and the Finnish Industry Investment and the startup's existing investors.

The first office tower at Ground Zero since the September 11, 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center will open on Wednesday, marking a comeback for the Lower Manhattan site.

Mustbin allows users to store photos of importance like pictures of documents, forms and receipts on the cloud via a smartphone, and the startup who created the app planned to use the seed investment to create an app version for Android and the iPad.

Crocs Inc, known for its colorful clogs, is considering going private, among other strategic options, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Apple Inc was not a stranger to claims by foreign governments who insisted that the Cupertino, California-based company had used specific accounting practices in order to avoid paying hefty taxes.

Synaptics Inc reported in its Form 8-K that on November 7, 2013, Synaptics Incorporated, completed its acquisition of Validity Sensors, Inc., pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 9, 201

Ezoic's automated website layout and ad improvement software was central to the closure of USD5.6 million Series A funding round through the efforts of Balderton Capital and other investors.

Although it has plans to spin off its power plants, Canadian Solar Inc otherwise had a best-performing third quarter after incurring losses successively in its last eight quarters.