The quarterly report on angel group investment activities was recently released. A national survey of angel group investment activity was reported in the Q2 2013 Halo Report.
Institutional investors
GE pays off Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway warrants
A payment of USD260.7 million was paid to Berkshire Hathaway for the exercise of its warrants from General Electric Co.
Asiasion Capital share sale questioned by SGX
The Singapore Stock Exchange had questioned the authority of Asiasons Capital to issue new shares for the acquisition of a stake in a US oil and gas company.
Richemont's Lancel receives bid from Change Capital
Swiss luxury group Richemont received a non-binding offer from Change Capital Partners for its leather goods maker Lancel, said sources who were close to the matter.
Royal Mail high demand signals return of retail investors
The recent privatization of Royal Mail creates an 'equity culture' in the UK. The strong demand for Royal Mail shares could become the watershed moment where retail investors return to share sales.
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People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Edgewood Partners was looking for bidders for the insurance firm.
Imperial Capital Group backed STI Technologies with a USD 17 million investment. Toronto-based Imperial Capital Group announced its USD 17 million investment in reimbursement card provider STI Technologies.
According to a Techcrunch report, the initial public offering of enterprise cloud provider Veeva Systems saw its shares climbed almost 84% and had raised USD194 million.
500 Startups said in its recent US Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it would raise USD100 million to increase its investment in early-stage startups and put additional investment in startups it had already supported.
Pharmaceutical firm G1 Therapeutics scored USD 12.5 million from MedImmune Ventures and other investors in its Series A funding round.
Biopharmaceutical firm SAGE Therapeutics scored USD 20 million from ARCH Venture Partners and Third Rock Ventures in its Series B funding round.
South Korean communication app maker Line would stand to be valued at USD8 billion should it go public, according to information technology news site The Next Web.
AXA sold EUR 350 million or USD 474 million in catastrophe bonds, the largest bond offering of the securities designed to protect insurers from the risk of payouts for extreme storm damage.
Web company Nginx Inc closed its Series B financing round with USD 10 million in capital commitments.
