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JD Sports Purchases California-Based Shoe Palace

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Overall cash consideration for the purchase of the company is $325 million, which is subject to “customary cash/debt and working capital adjustments,” of which $100 million has been deferred and will be paid on different dates over the 12 months to come. California-based Shoe Palace was started in 1993 by the Mersho family.

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The Solar Industry’s Most Active Investors

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The most active backers are diverse, from French energy utility company Engie — which operates multiple nuclear energy reactors — to Oakland’s Powerhouse, an incubator with a notable focus on the solar industry. Among Engie’s investments is PEG Africa , a solar home system that operates across West Africa on a pay-as-you-go model.

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Walmart’s Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next?

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Jet.com founder Marc Lore ascended to CEO of Walmart’s US e-commerce operations, and since joining has taken the company on an e-commerce/apparel acquisition spree. Select investors: General Catalyst, Collaborative Fund, Forerunner Ventures, Mickey Drexler, Gwenyth Paltrow, Burch Creative Capital. Walmart’s $3.3B

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A New Kind Of Self-Sustaining Fishery Could Offset The Worst Impacts Of Animal Farming

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Commercial operation of offshore fish farms has been limited to date due to regulations, as well as the challenges of efficiently operating a large farming operation far from land. The Aquapod was transported through waters 3 to 75 miles off the west coast of the ‘Big Island’ of Hawaii, per the video below.

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FinDEVr Live: OnDeck’s APIs Connect Your Small Businesses Customers with Financing

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Using advanced lending technology and analytics, OnDeck assesses small business creditworthiness based on actual operating performance and not solely on personal credit. from the University of Hawaii, an M.S. OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK) is a leading platform for small business loans. from July 2005 until it was acquired by PayPal, Inc.,

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Vacation Rental Startup Vacasa Clinches Funding

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The biggest investment of the week came in the form of 51credit.com, where the Chinese credit card management outfit garnered $84 million from Harvest Capital and Yintai Group. The credit facility also allows for the company to access additional working capital. We’re launching Hawaii and Montana later this year.

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Facebook Preps For ‘Make Or Break’ Meeting In Geneva

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It should be noted, as mused by Karen Webster in a recent column , that the project (now basically synonymous with Facebook) has yet to see commitments of capital from the member firms.

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