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...Mallya's billion-dollar investment will get him more than a seat in the clubhouse. "It really gives him a good portfolio," says Alan Gray, author of the Scotch Whisky Industry Review for Edinburgh analysts Sutherlands. "It has brands like Whyte & Mackay. And the Isle of Jura and the Dalmore single malts are the icing on the cake." The acquisition also provides UB with a ready supply of scotch to blend into Indian whisky and to export to India and China. UB plans to double production at the Invergordon distillery within a year, creating the biggest whisky plant...
Harvard’s Office of Technology Development announced yesterday that it would be licensing a portfolio of more than 50 nano- and microscale molecular fabrication methods from the Harvard laboratory of George M. Whitesides—the Flowers University Professor—to Nano-Terra, Inc., a privately held company co-founded and chaired by Whitesides. This practice of licensing technology to companies who develop them into products is known as technology transfer. The licensing agreement holds throughout the life of the patents and gives Nano-Terra the exclusive right to develop the technologies for use in military products...
...taking care of guests isn't enough, more and more top-notch hotels are putting on the dog, so to speak. Trendy W Hotels, with 21 locations in its portfolio, offers pet beds, food and water bowls, floor mats and pet treats and toys, says Ross Klein, president and chief experience (yes, that is correct) officer of Starwood Hotels' Luxury Brands Group, which is the parent company of W Hotels as well as of sister brand Westin...
...Fried says, because he wants to keep control instead of selling out to a larger player, as VC-funded start-ups often do. Last July, though, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, bought a minority share of 37signals with his own money, setting 37signals alongside space travel in the Bezos portfolio. Fried says he was impressed with the Amazon chief's appreciation of 37signals' ethos and felt having Bezos on his team would be helpful if he ever faced obstacles running the company...
Julian Mitchell, an analyst with Credit Suisse, applauds Kleinfeld for sorting out the bad businesses in the company's portfolio but says Siemens--no matter who runs it--still has a lot of work to do. "The next phase is all about improving execution in the core areas of the company, the areas the company is good at, like power and automation and health care, and then further streamlining the portfolio," he says...