All articles by Praveen Duddu

Deals this week: Casper Sleep, Modacruz Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret, Zalando

Mattress and bedding manufacturer Casper Sleep has closed a series C round of funding to raise $170m.The US-based company plans…
M&As this week: BBX Capital Corporation, Tokyo Base, Signa Retail

BBX Capital Corporation has acquired a 93% stake in US-based candy retailer IT'SUGAR for $57m in cash. Also based in…
Deals this week: Ocado Group, Deutsche Asset Management, Kay Platinum Chuan

Ocado Group intends to raise £350m ($445.78m) through a private bond placement in order to fund its capacity expansion and…
M&As this week: The Book People, NVC Lighting

UK-based online book retailer The Book People has completed the acquisition of M&G Presents, with the aim of expanding into…
Deals this week: UNTUCKit, Yellow Drive Technologies, istyle

UNTUCKit has obtained venture financing of $30m from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.Based in the US, UNTUCKit is a men’s…

M&As this week: Pimex Broadcast, cocokara fine, China Packaging Holdings Development

Pimex Broadcast has reached an agreement with Den Networks and Jasper Infotech (Snapdeal.com) to fully acquire Macro Commerce (DEN Snapdeal…
Deals this week: Topmall, Lenta, The Boyd Group

Ukrainian e-commerce company Topmall has issued 25,011 new shares to Merlin Group to raise zl1.3m ($0.34m).Based in Poland, Merlin Group…
M&As this week: McMurray Sports, ASSA ABLOY

Irish sports retailer McMurray Sports has acquired Gilmour Sports with financial support from Ulster Bank.Based in the UK, the target…
Report: Rising obesity levels to propel UK’s plus-size womenswear market growth

Increasing obesity levels is expected to boost sales of plus-size womenswear in the UK market, according to a report by…
Report: UK retail parks market to grow by 13.8% between 2017 and 2022

The UK's retail parks market is set to outperform the high street, according to a report by GlobalData.Titled ‘UK Retail…

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