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Emotive raises USD6.25m and acquires Sennari Enterainment
US-based mobile applications developer Emotive Communications is raising USD6.25m in a Series B funding round led by the Mayfield Fund. Other investors include D E Shaw Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media. Additionally, Emotive is also acquiring mobile games developer Sennari Entertainment for an undisclosed sum. by Ranil Pilimatalawa
Tags: Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, D.E. Shaw Group, Emotive Communications, Mayfield Fund, Sennari Entertainment, Ranil Pilimatalawa
Articles 2008-12-10

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The D. E. Shaw Group Selects Equinix for IT Infrastructure Deployment; Superior Facility, Operational Responsiveness and Industry Experience Cited for Moving Operations to Neutral Equinix Hub
FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet-exchange services, today announced that the D. E. Shaw group will deploy a portion of the company's IT infrastructure to an Equinix Internet Business ExchangeTM (IBXR) center. The move will enable the D. E. Shaw...
Tags: IT infrastructure, information technology
Research articles 2005-05-23
Lehman Brothers Buys Minority Stake in the D. E. Shaw Group
NEW YORK -- Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank, and the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, announced today that Lehman Brothers has purchased a 20 percent interest in the top-level investment management entities of the D. E. Shaw group.
Tags: Lehman Brothers Inc.
Research articles 2007-03-13
Lawrence H. Summers to Join The D. E. Shaw Group
NEW YORK -- The D. E. Shaw group announced today that Lawrence H. Summers, former Treasury Secretary and Harvard University president, will join the firm as a managing director. In this capacity, Dr. Summers will be involved on a part-time basis in various strategic initiatives and high-level portfolio management activities...
Tags: Dr., FINANCE, Harvard University, Investment, president
Research articles 2006-10-19
D. E. Shaw Group Affiliate Approved as NYMEX Member
NEW YORK -- The D. E. Shaw group announced today that one of its affiliates, D. E. Shaw Plasma Portfolios, L.L.C., was recently approved for membership in the NYMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodities exchange. This marks the first time in the...
Tags: affiliate, FINANCE, Investment, New York Mercantile Exchange
Research articles 2007-03-08
Altierre Secures $17 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Round Led by the D. E. Shaw Group
Altierre Corp., a provider of wireless infrastructure solutions for retailers, announced today it has closed an oversubscribed, $17-million Series B round led by the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately $29 billion in aggregate investment capital. Also participating in the round were...
Tags: E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Research articles 2007-04-11
D. E. Shaw Group's Direct Capital Unit Provides Financing to Spencer Gifts Holdings, Inc
HOUSTON -- Laminar Direct Capital L.P. ("LDC"), the U.S. direct capital unit of the D. E. Shaw group, announced today that it has provided financing to Spencer Gifts Holdings, Inc. ("Spencer Gifts"). The financing is in the form of senior secured term notes and was made in connection with the...
Tags: Direct Capital Corp.
Research articles 2007-08-22
D. E. Shaw & Co. Hires Senior Traders in Distressed Securities; New Hires Enhance Credit Research and Trading Capabilities
Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 8, 2002 D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. announced today that Max Holmes and Daniel Posner have joined the firm as Senior Vice Presidents to develop and implement investment strategies focusing on distressed securities. Mr. Holmes will serve as head of the...
Tags: D. E. Shaw & Co. L.P.
Research articles 2002-02-08
Opening of On-line Brokerage Service Delayed; Planned January 1, 1999 Opening Delayed as D. E. Shaw & Co. Sells FarSight Financial Services
LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 4, 1999--FreeRealTime.com, Inc. (OTC:FRTI), a leading branded content provider of online, real-time stock market information services, today announced that its alliance with FarSight Financial Services, L.P., a member of the D. E. Shaw group of companies, to provide comprehensive brokerage services for Freerealtime.com's expanding member base has...
Tags: D. E. Shaw & Co. L.P.
Research articles 1999-01-04
A.M. Best Comments on the Announced Acquisition of James River Group, Inc. by the D. E. Shaw Group
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating FSR of A- Excellent and the issuer credit ratings ICR of "a-" of James River Group, Inc.'s James River (Chapel Hill, NC) [NASDAQ: JRVR] separately rated operating subsidiaries, James River Insurance Company JRIC Ohio and Stonewood Insurance...
Tags: A.M. Best Co., acquisition
Research articles 2007-06-12
Surplus lines deal latest buyout twist; Move could mark change of focus for private investors.(News)(James River Group Inc. )
Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS RICHMOND, Va.-The proposed $575 million sale of surplus lines insurer James River Group Inc. to an investment firm reflects growing interest from capital markets in U.S. commercial insurance entities beyond brokers and reinsurers, observers say. Though not unprecedented,...
Tags: James River Group Inc., Stonewood Insurance Co.
Research articles 2007-06-18
Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Gaming column.
By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 5--D.E. SHAW MAY KEEP CHASING RIVIERA: Wall Streeters say D.E. Shaw Group, the $8 billion New York-based investment firm, isn't yielding on buying Riviera Holdings. Analysts say Shaw...
Tags: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Research articles 2004-09-05
Witherspoon Acquisition Corp. Launches Tender Offer for Schuff International, Inc
NEW YORK -- Witherspoon Acquisition Corp. announced today that it has commenced a tender offer with the intent to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Schuff International, Inc. (the "Company"), for $8.50 per share in cash. Witherspoon Acquisition Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Witherspoon,...
Research articles 2006-02-22
Meru Networks Announces $27.6M in Venture Funding; Appoints Two to Board of Directors
New Round of Funding Led by Leading Global Investment and Technology Development Firm the D. E. Shaw Group Will Enable Aggressive Company Growth
Tags: board, board of directors
Research articles 2007-03-06
FAO Schwarz searches for new chief exec
NEW YORK -- FAO Schwarz has initiated a search for a new chief executive. The new ceo will replace Jerry Welch, the company's current chief executive, whose employment agreement expires on Jan. 31. Welch is expected to remain in his current position until a successor has been hired. The company...
Tags: FAO Schwarz Inc.
Research articles 2005-02-07
Investors Discuss Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
NEW YORK, December 8 /PRNewswire/ -- JANA Partners LLC, through funds and accounts it manages, and certain entities in the D. E. Shaw group separately hold equity interests and derivative positions in Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. ("the Company"). Such investors intend to act together...
Tags: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Research articles 2007-12-08
Los Angeles Real Estate Investor Buys Century Plaza Hotel
* Michael Rosenfeld's Next Century Associates Purchases Prominent Hotel for $366.5 Million from Sunstone Hotel Investors LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles real estate investor Michael Rosenfeld's Next Century Associates, a joint venture with an entity in the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment firm, has purchased the renowned...
Tags: Sunstone Inc.
Research articles 2008-06-02
WiQuest Communications Secures $28 Million in Funding
ALLEN, Texas -- WiQuest Communications, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company focused on the design and production of complete high-performance, ultrawideband-based wireless silicon solutions, today announced that its Series C round of funding has closed. The oversubscribed round attracted $23 million in private equity financing and up to $5 million in...
Tags: Wiquest Communications Inc.
Research articles 2007-06-11
Energy Roundup: Shell Prez Downplays Drilling Lift, Chavez Wants Oil Bank, $1 Billion Wind Farm for Rhode Island, and More
Shell president downplays end of drilling ban --U.S. Shell Oil Co. President Marvin Odum has said that he's optimistic that drilling could take place off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in the next few years, but that there are still major challenges ahead that could prevent new production, including interference...
Tags: Bank, Rhode Island, Wind Farm, Deepwater Wind, Financial Services, Michael Mattis
Blog posts 2008-09-30
US toy giant reopens landmark Manhattan store
NEW YORK AFP — Upscale US toy retailer FAO Schwarz will reopen its landmark Manhattan store on Thursday, 10 months after bankruptcy forced the company to down shutters on its mecca for kids with high-end gift lists. The Fifth Avenue outlet will open on Thanksgiving, having been gutted and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bankruptcy, HARDWARE, Keyboards, Litigation, Manhattan, Retail
Research articles 2004-11-23
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