Lime Rock closed its third fund with USD 750 million in capital commitments. Private equity company Lime Rock said it was able to close Lime Rock Resources III with capital commitments amounting to USD 750 million.

Google Ventures led the Series B funding round for software firm Enterproid, of which the round raised USD12 million.

Etsy chief executive Chad Dickerson said in a report that the company did not foresee a need for a divestiture as it had been profitable the past eight years.

Canada-based High Liner Foods would be looking to acquire assets to increase its profit and be the largest frozen seafood company in North America.

Software company Fenergo raised EUR 4 million from Investec Ventures-backed Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund.

Pamlico Capital closed Pamlico Capital III with USD 650 million in an oversubscribed round. Pamlico Capital announced it was able to close Pamlico Capital III with USD 650 million.

Forward Investment Partners joined other private equity firms in the USD 2.8 million seed funding round for Wool and the Gang.

The Guardian said the British government might increase the 30% Royal Mail share allocation it would be selling to small and public investors.

Monomoy Capital Partners would acquire Escort Inc through the credit assistance of Monroe Capital. A funding worth USD78. 5 million senior secured credit facility was put in place by Monroe Capital to support the acquisition of Escort Inc.

Albion Ventures had decided to invest in Aridhia for its cutting edge informatics platform. One of the largest venture capitalists in the United Kingdom, Albion Ventures, had led a substantial investment in health and biomedical informatics company Aridhia Informatics Ltd.