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KNIME receives €20 million from Invus

31st May 2017
The KNIME Summit, KNIME.com AG announced that equity investor INVUS has invested €20 million in the company to support its ongoing work in transforming the data science industry. “We’re excited to have an investor that truly understands open source and recognizes the potential for expanding across the enterprise,” says CEO Michael Berthold of KNIME.com AG. […]
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Florismart to Raise £2.5M Funding

31st May 2017
Private equity firm Beaubridge is leading a GBP 2.5 million investment in Florismart, an online marketplace connecting florists throughout Europe. The Florismart platform is designed to allow florists to come together to create a competitive marketplace between suppliers resulting in greater product choice and improved prices for the florists with all their purchases delivered direct […]
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Novomatic acquires Casino Royal

31st May 2017
Novomatic announced the acquisition of another major player in the German market, Casino Royal Group. The Austrian gaming operator Novomatic has expanded its German presence with this acquisition. The German Federal Cartel Office recently approved Novomatic’s purchase of the Casino Royal Group, one of Germany’s largest gambling hall businesses. Casino Royal operates around 3,500 gambling machines at 130 […]
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Croatia's Olympus d.o.o and Slovenia's OLYMPUS SLOVENIJA d.o.o. merge into Olympus Czech Group, s.r.o., člen koncernu

31st May 2017
Weinhold Legal, Divjak, Topic & Bahtijarevic, and Selih & partnerji have advised on the merger of entities within the Olympus group, as Croatia's Olympus d.o.o and Slovenia's OLYMPUS SLOVENIJA d.o.o. merged into the Czech entity, Olympus Czech Group, s.r.o., clen koncernu. The merger was registered on 1 March 2017. Selih & partnerji worked as Slovenian […]
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Managing Cross–Border Deals

31st May 2017
More and more companies are pushing into new territories, counting on their ability to buy in talent and new business to expand. This has always been the case but now we are seeing increasing investment and risk taking on less developed countries, on a more frequent basis. In these transactions, you have the same issues […]
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TransferWise: Using the Real Exchange Rate and Changing the Way We Use Money

31st May 2017
In this edition, we speak with Jenifer Swallow about her role as General Counsel at TransferWise. She passionately expresses the joys of her role and how she sees the FinTech sector advancing in the near future. We speak with her about how TransferWise is close to transforming the world of international money transfers, how she […]
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Building Bridges: What Can Go Wrong in Construction

31st May 2017
Kenneth R. Baker is a Professional Engineer and licensed General Contractor with a practice in construction and real estate consulting and claims. With knowledge on construction regulations based all over the globe, he speaks with Lawyer Monthly about how the field is developing, where construction can go wrong and what investors in real estate can […]
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Ministry of Defence Failing Soldiers Over Non-Freezing Cold Injuries

31st May 2017
Compensation claims rising for non-freezing cold injuries as soldiers told to ignore their symptoms and ‘man up’, with ethnic minorities being particularly let down by MoD’s negligence.Claims for debilitating cold injuries from servicemen in the British army have risen significantly, research from solicitors Bolt Burdon Kemp reveals. In 2015/2016, the government paid out £1.49 million […]
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Citizenship by Investment – the Insurance Policy of the 21st Century

31st May 2017
Written by Micha Emmett, CEO CS Global Partners More than any other period in our history, the 21st century has seen – and will continue to see – the meeting of cultures and the merging of economies, marked by ever more free trade and the free movement of people and services. However, with unprecedented global […]
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How UAE Is Developing to Become Better Than Ever

31st May 2017
Mr. Ajjour commenced his career in law from his home country, Syria, and then moved to UAE in 1991 to practice his profession as a Lawyer and Legal Consultant. He has seen UAE develop vastly, in regard to infrastructure, government policies, trade, tourism and so much more. He speaks with Lawyer Monthly about the changes […]
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