Accelerator program and investment firm 500 Startups announced that it was able to close USD 44.1 million for its second fund.
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Aqua Capital's Agribusiness & Food Fund closes with USD 173.4 million
Aqua Capital said it was able to close its Agribusiness & Food Fund with USD 173.4 million. Private equity firm Aqua Capital announced the close of its Agribusiness & Food Fund, of which had gathered USD 173.
Protein Bar receives capital investment from Catterton Partners
Protein Bar disclosed receipt of capital funding from consumer-focused private equity firm Catterton Partners.
UBS AG's unit opens hedge fund to investors
UBS AG’s unit would open its first hedge fund focused on Asia later this year, according to two people who were familiar with the matter.
Investing in self-sustaining startups seen a trend in venture capital firms - report
Information technology news site Techcrunch said in a report that investment by venture capital firms in startups that are a least a decade old had been increasing.
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LENSAR closed USD 27 million in private equity financing and USD 60 million through credit financing.
BlackBerry's shares increased because of rumored interest from Cerberus Capital. The report of a second expression of interest in BlackBerry shares of stock caused its values to its heart.
Analysts advised foreign grocery chains to be cautious about expanding their businesses in China. British supermarket chain Tesco Plc would the the latest foreign retail chain that had set its sight on China.
According to a report by VentureBeat, Apple Inc would have to tread carefully with advice from investor Carl Icahn.
Social media backup startup SocialSafe received an additional USD1 million in investment commitments with Microsoft Corp researcher Gordon Bell as its investor and advisor.
Israel-based venture capital firm Pitango Venture Capital said it had closed its recent funding round with USD270 million worth of funds.
Log management and analytics startup LogEntries recently received USD10 million in Series A funding led by Polaris Venture Partners.
Private equity firm HIG Capital announced that it had invested in specialty carpet mill Lexmark. Private equity company HIG Capital announced that it had made a strategic investment in broadloom carpet maker Lexmark Carpet Mills Inc.
Adveq closed its Adveq Secondaries II fund at its hard cap of USD 175 million. Adveq announced the close of its Adveq Secondaries II fund with USD 175 million.
