Indian private equity investments decreased by a quarter in Q1 2013, according to the latest Quarterly Deal Report of VCCEdge.

Renaissance has acquired three oil wells from Black Elk Energy. A privately held oil and gas company based in Houston has completed the acquisition of select Black Elk Energy assets.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is the new owner of Central Plaza, an office building in Shanghai, China, acquiring it for $267 million from Forterra Trust, a Singapore-listed real estate fund.

Treehouse grows with Series B financing from Kaplan Ventures. The Series B Preferred financing round of Treehouse Island, the online coding education platform, raised a sum of US $7 Million.

ParElastic raises an additional US$5.7 million in additional funding. ParElastic Corporation, the purveyors of cloud data management business, announced today that they were able to obtain an additional $5.

The owners of Evonik are offering by private placement two percent of its shares before its eventual IPO days later.

Nomos Bank would offer a dollar denominated Eurobond through a roadshow. The Russian financial institution Nomos Bank is one of the few banks in Russia listed in the country's stock exchange.

SunTech exploring options with investors and buyers of assets. Beleaguered Chinese solar panel manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd is now seeking to sell off some of its assets.

Intelstat would undertake an IPO worth about US $500 million. A proposed IPO worth US $500 million would test the resolve of investors for financial leverage in Intelsat Global Holdings SA.

Qatar has finalized payment and transfer terms for Printemps. Qatar has finalized its agreement to acquire French retailer Printemps for Eur 1. 6 billion or US $2.