35 per cent first-half pre-tax profit increase strengthens the healthcare provider’s bargaining power in auction.
Restructuring will bring industry holdings, private equity and venture capital investments under one umbrella.
The initiative wants to help students turn ideas into viable business propositions.
Deutsche Bank’s eVentures led Chase Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Capital, Ascend Technologies and Evergreen in the second round financing of US-based Gilian Technologies.
Market capitalisation of the European internet sector has halved according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Weaker companies will have a tough time convincing investors to stay with them.
Exclusive talks between media groups EM.TV and Kirch are due to end today.
The online marketplace which profiles and matches startups and entrepreneurs was funded by German Fund IVC Venture Capital AG, Swiss fund aventic and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The investors are Dresdner Kleinwort Capital, Singtel Ventures, T-Venture and Vickers Ballas & Co Pte Ltd.
The second round of financing will be used to develop operations in the US and the UK. The Fool is also negotiating a venture in Japan.
NVCA: "The industry is catching its breath". Even so, deal flow remains healthy, VC's are still well-funded, and new funds are being raised.