New York, US-based media valuation platform Integral Ad Science has raised $30 million in a Series D funding round led by August Capital, according to a disclosed regulatory filing.
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Department store chain House of Fraser eyes IPO by end of year
House of Fraser, a 160-year-old department store chain based in UK, expects a floatation by the end of 2014. The British retailer however remains in exclusive talks with French peer Galeries Lafayette on a possible buyout.
Ansell completes purchase of US protective equipment maker BarrierSafe
Australia-based protective clothing manufacturer Ansell Ltd has completed the purchase of US-based firm BarrierSafe Solutions International in a deal valued at $615 million (A$692.29 million).
Silicon Valley Bank sets eyes on China funds
Through a joint venture formed with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co formed in 2012, US-based Silicon Valley Bank looks to meet the demand of investors for China funds.
Former US senator Joseph Lieberman joins private equity firm Victory Park Capital
Joseph Lieberman, a former US senator from Connecticut and onetime vice-presidential candidate, will join private equity firm Victory Park Capital Advisors LLC as chairman of its executive board.
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Chinese founders of technology firms that have become billion dollar firms have gone on to start other companies or act as benefactors of other startups or give guidance to young firms, the Financial Times reported.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said it would be ramping up its efforts against brokers who sell high risk products like emerging market "frontier" funds to investors of lesser means, the Financial Times reported.
Delmarva Bancshares Inc, the bank holding firm for the National Bank of Cambridge, was able to raise $11 million in a private placement participated in by a group which included Castle Creek Capital.
Square 1 Bank completed the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based Sand Hill Finance, a financing solutions provider for emerging growth firms. Financial terms about the transaction were not disclosed.
Competition Commission of India (CCI), the fair trade regulator, said in a published order that it has given its approval for the planned merger of steel companies Shree Uttam Steel and Power and Uttam Galva Steels.
Business news site ValueWalk pointed out in its report that several top players on HSBC Holdings plc's list of best performing hedge funds for 2013 were found to have made value equity plays.
Indices of S&P Dow Jones indicated that exchange-traded funds might surpass hedge funds in terms of being attractive investments. Analysts earlier argued that the attractiveness of the securities were due to ETFs' cheap prices.
Data released by research firm and data provider Eurekahedge revealed that hedge funds worldwide posted record gains not seen since 2007, said a Business Insider report.
French unions led by the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (UNSA) have called on Lufthansa France workers at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to go on strike this weekend. Workers are protesting against outsourcing ground operations, which would threaten 199 jobs.
