Insurers face huge bills for Spain train crash

Insurance companies would deal with major payouts due to Spain train crash. Allianz, an insurance company from Germany, would deal with a huge bill for compensation payments after the deadly train crash that happened in Spain.


Online fashion marketplace JOOR secures another US$15-M in capital

JOOR, an online fashion marketplace, secured US $15 million in a series B funding led by Canaan Partners.

Malaysian energy and water firm Ranhill cancels IPO, to return funds collected from investors

Malaysia's Ranhill Energy and Resources is set to return the US $234 million funds it was able to raise following the IPO's cancellation.

Catbird secures another US $10 mln funding from Medina

IT company Catbird gets additional US $10 million investment from Medina Capital. Catbird, an IT company that develops security solutions software for cloud data centers, said it closed another US $10 million in investment from Medina Capital.


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