July 16, 2021
N26 GmbH is holding discussions with investors to raise several hundred million dollars in a fundraising that could value the German fintech at about $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm, backed by billionaires Peter Thiel …
February 12, 2020
N26 GmbH, the German mobile bank backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-Shing, said it will end UK operations citing the country’s departure from the European Union. The Berlin-based digital bank will close UK accounts on April 15, N26 …
November 18, 2019
Silicon Valley data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc. has established a joint venture with Japanese insurance holding company Sompo Holdings Inc. that will initially focus on health and cybersecurity clients, Palantir said. The joint venture, owned 50-50 by Palantir and …
November 3, 2016
Shuttered irreverent news website Gawker Media LLC has reached a $31 million cash settlement with Hulk Hogan, the former professional wrestler who won a $140 million judgment against the site over a leaked sex tape. Hogan’s judgment forced Gawker, known …
September 12, 2016
Univision Communications Inc. said on Saturday it has deleted postings subject to active litigation against Gawker Media Group Inc. to create a “clean slate” for the online publishing company acquired for $135 million in a bankruptcy auction last month. Gawker …
August 1, 2016
Gawker Media founder Nick Denton lost his latest bid to halt enforcement of the $140 million verdict won by Hulk Hogan in an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit, according to a court document provided by the former pro wrestler’s attorney. Florida Judge Pamela …
July 8, 2016
Hulk Hogan, stymied by the bankruptcy filing of Gawker Media in the midst of a legal battle over a sex tape, is fighting back using the tools of Chapter 11 law. Hogan, unable to collect a $140 million jury verdict …
February 9, 2016
Zenefits, a software startup valued at $4.5 billion, said on Monday it had replaced founder and Chief Executive Parker Conrad and appointed a new leader for the troubled tech company. David Sacks, a former executive at Yammer and PayPal who …