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Cleeng Raises €5M in Series B Funding Led by Walvis

31st July 2018
Cleeng, the leader in video e-commerce solutions for broadcasters, announces a Series B funding round of €5 Million to drive product development and growth in key markets.  With the new funding, Cleeng will up its sales and marketing efforts, broaden its partner network and further invest in research and development. The funding round is led […]
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Frontier Car Group Raises $58M in Series B Funding led by Balderton Capital & TPG Growth

31st July 2018
Frontier Car Group, a Berlin start-up that has built a used car marketplace targeted specifically at countries outside of Western Europe and North America, raised $58 million in funding: $41 million in equity and $17 million in debt funding. The funding was led by Balderton Capital and TPG Growth (companies which worked with Frontier previously), […]
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GIMA TT Acquires 20% in AMT Labs Founded by Bio-on

31st July 2018
AMT Labs Spa., NEWCO dedicated to the study, development and production of innovative materials for the tobacco world, is a company founded by Bio-on Spa and capitalised with 10 million euros. Bio-on Spa is active in the sector of bio plastic of 100% high quality, organic and biodegradable. All the PHA bioplastics (polyhydroxyalkanoates) developed by […]
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The Journey to GDPR: Compliance Did Not End on 25 May

31st July 2018
By Aaron Simpson, James Henderson and Olivia Lee, Hunton Andrews Kurth The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has now been in force for two months, and anyone who expected the dust to settle before summer will be sorely disappointed.  In the months leading up to the GDPR’s implementation, 42-46% of businesses surveyed by the Ponemon […]
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Exterro Receives Strategic Investment from Leeds Equity Partners

31st July 2018
Exterro® Inc., the preferred provider of software specifically designed for in-house legal and IT teams at Global 2000 and AmLaw 200 organisations, announced a strategic investment from Leeds Equity Partners, a sector focused private equity firm with a two-decade history of investing in the knowledge industries. The investment will enable Exterro to accelerate development of […]
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New Jersey Sports Betting Push Launches Wave of Legalization Across US

31st July 2018
For over 25 years, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), also known as the Bradley Act, has prevented wagering on sports in the majority of states across the US. While Nevada remained a haven for gamblers and states like Delaware and Montana had their sports lotteries, those in other states had no choice […]
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AI Vs Regulation: Friends or Foes?

31st July 2018
As we stand on the threshold of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the landscape ahead includes developments in areas such as blockchain, internet of things, and nanotechnology: developments that are taking place at a faster rate than many of us are able to keep up with – or even easily comprehend. Below Roseyna Jahangir, expert at […]
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Kit Kat Trademark Battle Lost, But Not Over

30th July 2018
Following up on the Kit Kat trademark court ruling last week, Colin Bell, partner and head of intellectual property at law firm Brabners, provides expert commentary. This is a significant decision by the CJEU because of the high bar it sets for non-traditional trade-marks, such as shapes. If the court is saying that for a […]
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Whistleblower Protection Firm Challenges SEC’s Proposed Rule Amendments

30th July 2018
The Washington, D.C. based whistleblower protection law firm, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC), recently filed a 27-page letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commenting on the amendments proposed by the SEC to alter its Whistleblower Program. KKC filed the letter as a public comment to the SEC to highlight serious flaws in the […]
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Only 2.4% of Property Lawyers Are Registered Conveyancing Firms

27th July 2018
When You Move, the leading proptech disruptor, recently launched a new nationally representative report revealing the sentiments of a population of 2006 current and future homeowners, in addition to property minded consumers. The sentiments are launched amidst the fact that only 2.4% are registered property specialists, registered with CLC – the specialist association for property […]
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