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De Beers to Verify Diamond Investment Product
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De Beers has partnered with the Singapore Diamond Mint Company (SDM) to provide verification services that confirm the natural origins of diamonds being used for a new investment-grade product.Under the agreement, the International Institute...
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Retail
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Oct 10, 2017
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Rapaport News
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De Beers to Invest in Diamond Start-Ups
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De Beers is launching an initiative to consider buyingminority stakes in start-ups and rapidly growing companies, the diamondproducer announced Thursday.The operation, De Beers Ventures, will look into makingsmall equity investments in areas such as consumer brands, marketing platforms,security,...
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Financial-Legal
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Jun 22, 2017
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Rapaport News
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Equity Firm Buys Major Stake in James Allen
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Online diamond retailer James Allen has received a $140 million equity investment from Francisco Partners.The investment gives the private-equity firm a near-50% stake in the NewYork-based R2Net, which owns James Allen, valuing the...
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Retail
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Apr 09, 2017
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Rapaport News
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Gold Jewelry Demand Falls as Price Jumps
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Global demand for gold jewelry dropped 9 percent to $17.98billion in the second quarter, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). Byvolume, demand slumped 14 percent to 444.1 tonnes. Demand in the first halfsank to $36.3 billion, its...
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Financial-Legal
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Aug 14, 2016
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Rapaport News
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Financial-Legal
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Jul 24, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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Blackstone Acquires Stake in Stornoway and Renard Diamond Stream
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Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, an affiliate of Blackstone, invested in Stornoway Diamond Corporation and acquired a minority ownership interest in the Renard diamond stream, by way of a secondary market transaction with Orion Mine Finance. The Renard diamond stream...
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Mining
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Apr 30, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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Rapaport Basel Presentation About Investment Diamonds
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PRESS RELEASE, March 5, 2015 … Martin Rapaport will make a keynote presentation about investment diamonds at The Diamond Show in Basel, Switzerland. The one-hour talk will present the framework for a transparent, competitive and liquid...
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Research
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Mar 05, 2015
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Rapaport
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Paragon Diamonds Agrees to Buy and Cancel Lanstead Shares
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Paragon Diamonds Ltd. agreed to purchase, conditional on shareholder approval, 63 million ordinary shares, representing 18.9 percent of share capital, from Lanstead Capital L.P. at 3 pence each in an off market purchase. Paragon will then cancel the...
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Financial-Legal
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Nov 11, 2014
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Jeff Miller
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Kalyan Jewellers Secures Major Funding for Expansion
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One of India’s leading jewelers, Kalyan Jewellers, is set for expansion across the country with an $196 million (Rs 1,200 crore) investment from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus –- a leading private equity firm. The funding is believed...
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Manufacturing
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Oct 20, 2014
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Zainab Morbiwala
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Mining
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Aug 15, 2014
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Jeff Miller
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Norwest Venture Partners Invests in Kendra Scott
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Norwest Venture Partners, a global multi-stage investment firm, invested in jeweler Kendra Scott as a minority investor, further enabling the retailer to expand and increase the brand's reach. Kendra Scott, the founder and CEO of the...
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Financial-Legal
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Jul 30, 2014
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Nirali Sheth
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Fipke Holdings to Sell Ekati Share to Dominion Diamond
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Dominion Diamond Corporation entered into an agreement with C. Fipke Holdings Ltd. to acquire its stake in the Ekati diamond mine for $67 million, subject to adjustments to reflect joint venture contributions and distributions since June...
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Financial-Legal
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Jul 09, 2014
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Jeff Miller
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Diamond Show Set to Dazzle Basel
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PRESS RELEASE, January 21, 2014, Basel, Switzerland: The Diamond Show is set to bring a sparkling revolution to the Basel jewelry and watch week. Opening its doors on March 27, at Basel’s Markthalle in Viaduktstrasse, the show...
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Manufacturing
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Jan 21, 2014
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Rapaport
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Manufacturing
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Dec 10, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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Global Gold Jewelry Demand -15% to $21M
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Global gold demand for jewelry by value fell 15 percent year on year to $20.75 billion in the third quarter that ended on September 30, according to provisional calculations by the World Gold Council. The decrease was price...
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Manufacturing
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Nov 29, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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Swatch Buys Controlling Stake in Rivoli Investments
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Swatch Group subsidiary Technocorp Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in Dubai-based Rivoli Investments LLC to majority share. The Swatch Group previously held a 40 percent equity stake in Rivoli, but purchased a tranche of shares, raising its...
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Watches
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Nov 25, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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Technology
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Nov 11, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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De Beers Begins $2B Construction on Venetia Underground
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The De Beers Group of Companies began construction of its new underground mine beneath the open-pit Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo Province, South Africa. This $2 billion investment is expected to extend the life of Venetia beyond 2040...
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Mining
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Oct 22, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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Sotheby's Reviews Capital Allocation, Financial Policies
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Sotheby’s informed shareholders today that it would review its capital allocation and financial policies with the intent of releasing its findings in early 2014. Sotheby’s has undertaken restructuring projects in the past couple of years...
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Financial-Legal
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Sep 11, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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GemShares, NASDAQ Partner to Create Index Standard
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Investment firm GemShares LLC and the NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. plan to develop the GemShares Global Investment Grade Standard (GIGS™) Diamond Basket Index, a rules-based index that will serve as the basis for a standardized pricing mechanism to value a diamond basket of funds that could be used...
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Financial-Legal
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Sep 10, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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