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Ce fonds de commerce de fruits et légumes d’une superficie de 100m2 est à vendre sur The Assets ! Il est situé en Haute-Garonne au centre d'un bourg actif en plein développement près de Mont-de-Marsan. Il dispose d’un équipement complet en bon état. Prix de vente : 67 000€. En savoir plus sur ce fonds de commerce

Le street art vous fascine mais vous n’osez investir de peur de vous ruiner ? Qui a dit que l’art contemporain n’était pas accessible ? Cette sérigraphie en noir et blanc de l’artiste Maxime Raimond est à vendre pour 70 € ! Découvrir cette oeuvre

Imaginez-vous, au beau milieu des Midi-Pyrénées et en plein coeur d'un Parc National à la fois station thermale et de ski. Imaginez maintenant un hôtel constitué de 8 bâtiments, avec 31 chambres réparties sur 3 étages. Guess what? Il pourrait être à vous. Découvrir cet hôtel

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The Assets est une plateforme professionnelle pour toute entreprise souhaitant acheter, vendre ou louer des actifs matériels ou immatériels.

Entrer directement en contact avec des entreprises du monde entier, explorer leurs actifs à vendre ou à louer, vendre des biens sous-exploités, tout cela est possible sur The Assets !

Marc Bougiué présentera les suites du projet Transmitio, déposé au concours d'innovation Open law de la DILA en décembre dernier et désormais en ligne

Thomas Saint-Aubin présentera avec Florent André Ooffee) le projet Dashboard Entreprise, initié sur Open Law, et leur vision du business model autour des communs des données juridiques qu'Open Law met progressivement en place.

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Eating the world

Innovation and growth driven by assets

Dazzling deal of the week: telecom company Verizon has acquired media corporation AOL for $4.4 billion. Why does it make sense? Because, as Andreessen Horowitz's analyst Benedict Evans famously pointed out, "mobile is eating the world" - and companies had better join forces to be able to compete with giants. Remember RadioShack, the electronics company that filed for bankruptcy? This week, its intellectual property assets have been put up for auction. Hedge fund Standard General won the bid for the brand's name and other assets, notably its customer data, and will allow 40% of the outlets to remain open. If you work at an office with a coffee machine (i.e. if you work at an office), you'll probably know the protagonist of this story: Lavazza is looking to expand and get bigger through acquisitions. It has already put an option on buying coffee brand Carte Noire...

An amazing headline

Making sense of data

When you're tweeting, writing a blogpost or any other form of online content, there are certain formulations that you might want to consider - and others you should definitely avoid. Hubspot gathered a bunch of data about "Dos and Don'ts" and turned them into an infographic. Samsung wants to foster IoT, and is betting on openness to achieve its aim, launching ARTIK, an open platform to help build connected devices. Oh wait, didn't the company recently announce that within 2017, all its products would be optimized for the IoT? Let's take a look at why this is important. The ability of companies to thrive in some sectors is directly correlated to the way they aggregate and interpret data - this is particularly true to financial companies that need to adapt their services to customers. Gartner's research director Stessa Cohen explains how traditional institutions like banks can embrace these new habits.

Billion dollars baby

Who's disrupting the game?

Uber's now valued at several billions - 50, to be precise (higher than 80% of the S&P 500), which makes it a "pentacontacorn". And apparently, it's not that crazy to think it is worth that much. Always eager to scale, Uber recently made a bid for Nokia's mapping service Here. Looks like they know what they're doing. Stock trades for all! Zero-fee trading app Robinhood has just raised $50 million to go global and broaden access to stock trading. Speaking of FinTech fundings, we've compiled all the data since the beginning of 2015 by region so you can have a wide overview, week by week. We're currently working on it, and here's an overview of how FinTech has been doing so far! More to come soon.

What a cool flag

Our must-see of the week

Innovation and growth driven by assets

Macy's is going high-end!

The department store is acquiring beauty and spa chain Bluemercury, for $210 million. This makeover will allow the company to reach more demanding customers, through new channels and products. No Macy's spa yet, though. read more

Hesitating between Staples and Office Depot?

Your furniture dilemma might come to an end! Both companies are considering a merger, that would drastically consolidate the office supplies market - only if antitrust regulators do not block it. read more

Getting slim to get bigger

The two cement industry giants Lafarge and Holcim want to merge. But the wedding will only happen under one condition: go on a huge diet. No sooner said than done! They've just sold assets for $7.4 billion. read more

Making sense of data

Cracking the data conundrum

While global company spending on Big Data is expected to reach $114 billion in 2018, only 13% of companies consider having reached its full potential. What are the key challenges, and how to overcome them? A very insightful analysis. read more

Volume / Velocity / Variety / Veracity

4 V's to define Big Data - as many challenges to be tackled to make the most of it, by building the next tools and algorithms. Here are 15 Indian companies that may be about to succeed. Flutura is my personal favorite. read more

Going too far?

Just because we can use data to generate automatic (and supposedly more efficient) processes, doesn't mean we always should. Data-centric approaches sometimes push legal boundaries - credit profiling is a terrifying example. read more

Who's disrupting the game?

If you're grumbling about bad Wi-Fi...

Meet Eero! Small routers to be displayed all over your home. They may be more expensive than your unique device, so their power of persuasion will depend on your Wi-Fi irritation. read more

Google is going East!

Three years after starting its mentorship program "Launchpad" in Israel, the giant is now focusing on Indian startups, and plans to mentor 100 companies. Is Bengaluru the new place to be? read more

The new American addiction

We all know you're craving for mobile banking. Carlisle & Gallagher consulting group led a survey on U.S. consumers and financial institutions' executives - here is what they found out. read more

The glue that connects us all

As today's economy more and more requires programming skills,

 the code.org initiative aims to widespread this knowledge to anyone, regardless of their education background. This could dramatically disrupt the diversity issue in tech. But is it a good idea to focus education on coding? Is it really the glue that connects us all? Watch

Gone with the wind

Innovation and growth driven by assets

Expect to see more wind turbines in India! Major Indian supplier Suzlon Group is selling its German business to focus investments on its home country, where government incentives to push renewable energy should drive demand. read more Dropbox: the unicorn is striking again - the company has just acquired CloudOn, a tool for editing Microsoft Office documents on your mobile devices. A geographical bet, that may also be part of an enterprise-focused move. read more Get ready for... crazy e-Commerce M&A. This is the year eBay and Paypal will split off, enabling each business to potentially be acquired... There are not so many buyers to consider, which one are you betting on? read more

In love with data

Towards Open Data & Innovation

2014 has confirmed the growing interest for data from organizations, whether they are businesses or governments. What is to expect in 2015? Deloitte has made a very complete and thorough trend analysis, from Big Data to Open innovation. I do hope you speak French though - read more A year after launching its accelerator in Europe, Alcatel One Touch continues to embrace open innovation and creates of a new one for North America. The purpose? Enable startups to bring new technology to a global market... And make sure the company keeps up with fast-paced innovation, at the same time. read more Expect big data to gain momentum in Asia, as Goldman Sachs has laid his eyes on it! The investment bank is leading a $56 million funding round for Antuit, a Singaporean data analytics startup. This should help the city to become Asia's data hub, as it's already promoting itself. read more

Let's go to Mars!

Who's disrupting the game?

Let the Star Wars begin! Along with Fidelity, Google has invested $1billion into spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX to help them reach Mars. What's in for the Internet giant? Just imagine satellites bringing connectivity to even the most remote parts of the world. read more What if prisons created entrepreneurs? A bet made by the Cleveland Correctional Facility, and its Prison Entrepreneurship Program. This selective course, operating on private donations, enables inmates to leave with a certificate and a business plan. A bold and inspiring initiative! read more So there are many ways of building a startup, some more unconventional than others. Among them, "venture builders" (that we already mentioned as "startup factories") could create an entire new way of looking at things. read more

Such a perfect speech

Our must-see of the week

Monday January 20th was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US. This made us realize we had never really heard his entire "I have a dream" speech - and so we did! Electrifying. He's quite the motivational speaker, and certainly not everybody could do the same following a simple method. However, some patterns can be drawn as you will see in this fascinating analysis. Watch

From food cart to NYSE

Innovation and growth driven by assets

If you've been in New York, you've probably eaten at the iconic Shake Shack. Now, guess what? In addition to burgers and French fries, you'll soon be able to buy SHAK - the name of the company's stock in its upcoming IPO! read more When big shot investors enter the place, their rules shall apply. With a 7.7% shares of Manitowoc, billionaire investor Carl Icahn is pushing the company to split it into its crane manufacturing and food service businesses. But is the company ready? read more Particularly in the healthcare industry, M&A deals have had a hectic year, and pharmaceutical firms' big cash reserves announce a strong year ahead! Let's look at companies on the watch list for 2015. read more

Open data ahead

Towards Open Data & Innovation

What if open data could prevent victims of natural disasters? The White House has just launched a challenge to face floods through open data tools. This initiative is part of a wider ambition of using data to predict disasters and educate communities. Smart and useful way of treating open data! read more Certain cities are already far ahead in terms of data-driven policies - now, the public needs to engage. Cities that have embraced the concept of open data and made their information transparent are now pushing their citizens to take an active part. Will 2015 be the year when this big move happens? read more

Whistleblowers

Who's disrupting the game?

As our favorite Marc Andreessen twitted, we are "now entering year 11 of people calling a new tech bubble", linking to a New York Times 2005 article on... the Internet bubble! Quite a long-lasting trend. Maybe because it sounds cool. Or simply because, if you permanently raise the alarm on a potential issue, you may eventually be right! Bubble or not, as we said last week, it has been a fantastic year for startups. Actually, in 2014, 19 companies achieved a $1 billion valuation! But make no mistakes, entrepreneurs: competition is harsh, and you won't join the Billion-dollar cash club with an overnight success! read more To end on a less serious note, here's one story that caught my attention this week. Eric Bandholz loved his beard, but his corporate environment did not - so he quit his job, and started a men's grooming company. Hold on to the things you love, they might even turn into a business! read more

What is going to happen

Our must-see of the week

Fred Wilson, one of the world's most influential investors, released two posts on his blog this week: "What just happened", and "What is going to happen". From the reality of the sharing economy - or the "rental economy" - to Net neutrality, through the evolving use of internet and mobile, he sums up this year's main topics, and then makes his predictions for the one that's just started!

Another year in the deal world

Innovation and growth driven by assets

"It was a year of innovation and heightened deal-making as inversions became the rage, shareholder activists adopted more aggressive and novel strategies" (...) "In other words, just another year in the deal world." read more Money never sleeps, especially not at Goldman Sachs! The investment bank has found a private equity firm to acquire the 30 metal warehouses it had bought in 2010, when it considered it as a strategic asset. Now let's see how Morgan Stanley manages to get rid of its oil trading business! read more You have an Amazon Kindle, but never heard of Nook? Too bad for Barnes & Nobles' e-reader! As the business entity is losing money, the largest US bookseller has decided to make a spinoff and separate into two companies. read more

Planting the seeds

Towards Open Data & Innovation

This year has been big for Open Data in the US, as a growing number of open data policies were implemented across the country. This article details initiatives that have been taken, planting the seeds for the year ahead! read more We are clearly heading towards more and more "open" mindsets, and large companies are playing the game. With open innovation approaches such as Kimberly-Clark's KChallenge, they are looking for innovation from outside their borders. Will internal labs become irrelevant? read more

The bubble

Who's disrupting the game?

Watch out, there's a bubble ahead! You've probably heard people raise the alarm. Be that as it may, for Silicon Valley's trendy startups, it has been a fantastic year of skyrocketing valuations and sensational fundraising. Especially for the hottest ones! read more Do you remember when Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012? Not a bad bet! The company has just reached a $35 billion valuation, beating off Twitter's $23 billion market cap read more - besides, it looks like we're searching more and more for one, but less and less for the other... read more FinTech startups have been disrupting banks this year, and not just for the sake of disruption. The important point is, these companies seem to be driven by something else than just profit, and to be changing the way people see the financial industry! read more

Bitch in Business

Our must-see of the week

Even the most bearded dudes at The Assets are strong advocates for more women in tech - not just for legal parity principles, but because we believe the right balance is essential in any company. So if you believe it too and you haven't seen this great video yet, here's our Christmas present! watch