December 1, 2015/Tony Elumelu Foundation The Tony Elumelu Foundation announces TEEP 2016, the second annual round of the $100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for emerging African entrepreneurs. In 2015, TEEP empowered 1,000 African entrepreneurs, selected from over 20,000 applicants, with start-up investment, active mentoring, business training, an entrepreneurship boot […]
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South Africa’s Vodacom seeks to rework $500 mln Neotel deal
Mon Nov 23, 2015/Reuters South Africa’s Vodacom wants to rework a $500 million deal to buy local fixed-line operator Neotel, it said on Monday, after a competition watchdog proposed conditions that could undermine the value of the transaction for Vodacom. Vodacom, a unit of Britain’s Vodafone, also asked the Competition […]
Pfizer set to buy Allergan for more than $150 billion: sources
Mon Nov 23, 2015/Reuters Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) secured formal board approval on Sunday for its acquisition of Botox maker Allergan Plc (AGN.N) for more than $150 billion, a deal that will create the world’s biggest drug maker, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal, the largest ever in […]
