Sources revealed to Bloomberg that British private equity firm 3i Group Plc was seeking to add members who specialize in buyouts for its UK and Germany private equity teams.
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Liftopia receives USD 5 million in Series D round
Liftopia scored USD 5 million in its recent Series D funding round. Online ski marketplace Liftopia received USD 5 million in Series D funding. Industry Ventures led the most recent funding round.
Catterton Partners makes significant investment in Piada Italian Street Food
Piada Italian Street Food announced that a significant investment was made to the company by Catterton Partners.
Beats gets USD500 million support from Carlyle
Beats Electronics on Friday said it had received an investment from the Carlyle Group worth USD500 million.
Inotek Pharma raises USD 21 million financing for glaucoma treatment
Existing investors gave USD 21 million equity and debt financing to Inotek Pharmaceuticals. Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp received USD 21 million in equity and debt financing from various private equity firms.
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RidePal gathered USD 3.2 million for its Series A round. San Francisco-based shuttle service provider RidePal announced that it was able to score USD 3.
According to a Techcrunch report, Foundry Group pledged a USD5 million Series A investment to Minneapolis landing pages services startup LeadPages.
In an announcement today, fashion retailer JustFab said it had raised USD40 million in investment commitments from investors like Shining Capital and Rho Ventures.
On Thursday, stock exchange SecondMarket launched the first virtual money investment fund in the United States.
The fund formed to assist British businesses had decided to invest in VTL Group, the manufacturer of precision engineered car parts.
In a meeting of the Oregon Investment Council yesterday, it was revealed that Lone Star Funds founder and Chairman John Grayken bet USD330 million of his money to the company's new commercial property fund.
On Thursday, BlackRock Inc would be debuting its a new short-maturity bond ETF on the BATS Global Markets.
JC Penney is now deep in plans to increase its cash reserves and financial well-being through loans and other means.
Brynwood Partners announced the first and final close of their seventh fund, which raised USD 400 million.
