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Silver Wheaton announces closing of US$800 million bought-deal common share financing

[PR Newswire] – VANCOUVER, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Silver Wheaton Corp. (“Silver Wheaton” or the “Company”) (SLW) (SLW) has closed its previously announced bought-deal common share financing. A total of 38,930,000 common shares of Silver Wheaton were sold at a price of US$20.55 per share (the “Offering”), for aggregate gross proceeds to Silver Wheaton of approximately US$800 million. Silver Wheaton intends to use the net proceeds to fund the

6 Best Places to Read and Write in Zurich

By Jill Alexander Essbaum, author of Hausfrau If I asked you to list “Europe’s Most Literary Cities,” you aren’t likely to lead with Zürich. But don’t let its tick-tock clockwork and bankable good looks deceive: This Swiss city has hosted its fair share of writers. James Joyce began Ulysses in Zürich and is even buried in a cemetery near the city’s zoo. Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann spent time there as

10 Best River Cruises for 2015

One of the fastest growing segments of the entire travel industry, river cruising options are positively exploding in 2015. With new ships, itineraries, and excursions, there's no better time to book a trip than right now. Here, we've rounded up the most innovative of the bunch, offering memorable vacations as you travel through scenic destinations, from the Peruvian Amazon to the Pacific Northwest and beyond.   By Elissa Garay

The Ritz-Carlton goes down under with Australian properties

Melbourne, Australia Hotel chain The Ritz-Carlton has signed an agreement with Asian property developer Fast Consortium to plan a property in Melbourne, Australia. The property will be located at 250 Spencer Street and will be an urban mixed-used project in Melbourne’s central business district, including both residential apartment units and retail space. The Melbourne property will become FEC and Ritz-Carlton’s second development in Australia, after the construction of the Elizabeth

Graffs explores its ethos via $40M transformable timepiece

The Fascination by Graff Diamonds British jeweler Graff Diamonds is showcasing its expertise and innovative designs at Baselworld March 19-26 with the unveiling of The Fascination. Valued at $40 million, The Fascination is a testament to Graff’s diamond expertise and is the world’s most valuable transformable timepiece. Each year at Baselworld brands look to make an impression on the jewelry and watch fair’s attendees by going above and beyond in

Tag Heuer combines synergies with Google, Intel for smartwatch

Cara Delevingne for Tag Heuer LVMH-owned Tag Heuer is the latest Swiss watchmaker to announce a smartwatch, just as the Apple Watch is about to hit stores. The creative partnership between Tag Heuer, Google and Intel signifies a new era of collaboration between Swiss watchmakers and Silicon Valley to escalate the expertise of each brand whether it be watchmaking, software or hardware. From the first utterance of wearables, many horologists

Peter Dundas returns to Roberto Cavalli as creative director

Peter Dundas Italian fashion label Roberto Cavalli has selected Peter Dundas as its new creative director. Effective immediately, Mr. Dundas will end his tenure as artistic director of Italian fashion brand Emilio Pucci, where he was worked since 2008, following Matthew Williamson. In some ways, this is a sort of homecoming for Mr. Dundas, who worked for Eva and Roberto Cavalli from 2002-2005 Return to roots Mr. Dundas, who is of

Condé Nast Entertainment boosts ROI through content partnership

The Scene – Vogue Condé Nast Entertainment has partnered with Rapt Media to enhance its digital video programming and its advertising offerings. The partnership will allow for the creation of digital video content for CNÉ media brands using Rapt Media’s video technology platform to curate interactive film series. Interactive digital video content has been proven to increase engagement and offer brands insightful analytics. Video killed the… Series produced by the