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posted on Monday, 21 Feb 2011 by Alessandro Ravanetti Comments Off

The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO), Russia’s state backed corporation, will invest $700m in Plastic Logic, a global leader in the field of plastic electronics, founded in 2000 by researchers out of the Cambridge …

posted on Friday, 17 Dec 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd (MPSE), subsidiary of the Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), plans to invest £100m by 2015 in a wind turbine Research and Development Centre in Scotland, particularly wind turbine technologies. MPSE expects …

posted on Friday, 17 Dec 2010 by Alessandro Ravanetti 1 Comment

General Electric (GE), the American industrial giant, has agreed to buy the UK based oil and gas services company Wellstream Holdings for £800 million pounds.

GE would pay Wellstream investors 780 pence in cash plus a special dividend of …

posted on Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010 by John Hanna Comments Off

Walmart - world's largest retailer

When Walmart invests in a new market it is always through acquisition. This gives the company an established customer base and a strong foothold from day one in order to “muscle” its way …

posted on Monday, 21 Jun 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

June 21, 2010. European and US retailers are increasingly having to target smaller emerging countries for international expansion, as growth on home soil becomes harder to deliver with the tough outlook for consumer spending.

While China has emerged as the …

posted on Sunday, 6 Jun 2010 by Ruben Anton Comments Off

June 6, 2010. A growing number of U.S.-based asset managers are renewing efforts to expand internationally through acquisitions, a move that bankers say is well-timed in light of the growing strength of the U.S. dollar.

Global growth had been a priority for most major U.S. firms, but the economic downturn of …

posted on Saturday, 12 Sep 2009 by Site Editor Comments Off

Washington Post – United States
No details on finances (we’ll leave that to Kara) but this is clearly a significant investment of energy and resources for Guardian as well. …
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posted on Friday, 11 Sep 2009 by Site Editor Comments Off

China may be the ‘world’s factory,’ but Indian companies, led by software giants TCS and Infosys, continue to outshine and dominate the annual ranking of big-cap, profitable companies in Asia.

A total of 12 Indian companies made it to the third annual …

posted on Thursday, 10 Sep 2009 by Site Editor Comments Off

Morgans Hotel Group Co.  (“MHG”) today announced the development of Delano Dubai with a leading real estate development firm, marking the commencement of MHG’s international expansion. Delano Dubai will be operated by MHG under a long-term management contract and is expected …

posted on Tuesday, 8 Sep 2009 by Site Editor Comments Off

Saudi Arabia’s Almarai, the largest dairy company in the Gulf region by market value, said it had signed an initial deal to take over a Jordanian beverage firm as part of an expansion plan.

Almarai would buy 75 per cent of Taibah’s …