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Nordea Accused Of Handling $790M In Suspicious Transactions

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According to a report in Reuters , citing Finnish broadcaster Yle, which had access to leaked documents, the money came from companies registered in countries with tax havens, including the British Virgin Islands, Panama and Belize.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, Date : September 2005. in 2005, the thinking was that enhanced communications technology would help buyers and sellers better connect. Price: $210M.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Pixelon: Online video vaporware. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Select Investors: CapitalG, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Total Funding: $490M.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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Founded: 2005. As the company’s war chest dwindled toward the end of 2018, it could not secure extra capital to continue financing operation — largely because investors had tired on the structural and competitive problems outlined above. Dart Music. Earth Class Mail. Declared Bankruptcy: 2011. Total Funding: $1.2B.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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When BeverageCo sought to take advantage of digital, they had many isolated initiatives (such as online advertising and a corporate Facebook page) underway, but lacked traction in any of them. Bain, whose co-founders would go on to start Bain Capital, had a particular expertise in finance from the beginning.

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The 225 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Aug 2021)

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168t ($1.3B): USA crypto tax software provider TaxBit. Scalable Capital. Personal Capital. . #108t ($2.5B): Personal finance app Uala based in Argentina. 126t ($2B): American RE investing specialist Divvy Homes. 126t ($2B): Nigerian payment company Opay. 180t ($1.1B): Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX. 9 Sep 2021. Netherlands.

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The 260 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Oct 2021)

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Scalable Capital. Personal Capital. Mar 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. June 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Exit Sep 2021 (PayPal). 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Acquired by Bill.com (May 2021). Payments/SMB. Exit April 2021. April 2021 round. 5 Nov 2021. Aspiration. Sep 2021 SPAC (proposed). Greenlight. April 2021 round. April 2021 round.

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