Facebook underwriter Citigroup fined $2M, analyst fired over pre-IPO leaks

TechCrunch played middleman in a Facebook IPO-related legal matter that ended with underwriter Citigroup being hit with a $2 million fine, and the firm firing a top analyst.

Citigroup may close deal to sell EMI for $4.1B today

Citigroup is close to finalizing a deal to sell off major music company EMI Group for an astounding $4.1 billion dollars, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

The sale will be …

Atlassian brings JIRA and other major development tools to the cloud

Enterprise software startup Atlassian announced Tuesday that is moving its collaboration and development products, including JIRA and Confluence, to the cloud with an innovative pricing structure.

Atlassian‘s products, especially bug-and-issue tracker JIRA, are important to enterprise and small clients alike. …

Major Samsung mobile executive leaves for Citigroup

Omar Khan, the Samsung exec who often introduced the world to Samsung’s latest Galaxy phones and tablets at events, has been hired to lead mobile initiatives for Citigroup.

“Omar Khan was a valued member of the Samsung Mobile US team …