US-based mobile analytics and advertising company Flurry has secured USD12.5 million in new funding from undisclosed investors, bringing in a total funding of USD62.5 million to date.
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Carlyle prepares for $3B exit of specialty chemicals business PQ
Private equity firm Carlyle Group is mulling over an initial public offering or an outright sale of inorganic specialty chemicals producer PQ Corp. Sources said that the proposed deal could bring in USD3 billion.
This skill may bring about gender balance in PE industry
A report said the dearth of women in the leadership ranks of the private equity industry can be solved in the natural evolution of the private equity business model.
Hellman & Friedman acquires controlling stake in Scout24 for €700M in debt financing
Britain's Barclays PLC, Japan's Nomura and the Royal Bank of Canada are leading the loan financing for Hellman & Friedman LLC's buyout of Scout24. The classified advertising business will be bought for EUR700 million in debt funding.
Jordan Co. sells chemical services company Haas Group for up to $700M
American private equity firm Jordan Company has put up for sale its chemical management business Haas Group International. Sources estimated that the deal could be valued in between USD500 million to USD700 million.
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Sketchfab, the online platform that can publish interactive 3D models, was able to raise USD 2 million in a round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
According to the UK-based "Global State of Enterprise Mobility for the Past, Present and Future" report, mobile apps could be the most invested-in startups in 2014.
Leveraged finance bankers are heading into 2014 with the same old nagging doubts about whether M&A will finally pick up, but this time round there is an even greater desire for a resurgence as refinancing opportunities fade.
Mumbai-based startup Birds Eye Systems raised an undisclosed sum in a Series A round from Matrix Partners India for the expansion of its traffic monitoring brand Traffline.
Israel-based global buyout firm Apax Partners is planning to raise USD300 million for the country's first private equity fund dedicated to mid-market buyouts, sources familiar with the matter said.
California-based venture capital firm Benchmark has closed its eighth fund with a total of USD425 million, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.
Critics of the new rules requiring short-sellers to report their positions said the European Union's requirements had not made the hedge fund industry more competitive.
A column written by money manager and former professional market strategist Barry Ritholtz challenges the definition of bubble and the misconceptions of its use in specific stocks that had experienced sharp surges in the financial markets.
Frances's 3D model sharing service Sketchfab raised USD2 million in funding from Partech, Balderton, and angel investor David Cohen to develop its 3D object browser.
