In an announcement today, passenger travel search engine company Skyscanner announced that Sequoia Capital had placed investment commitments to the startup valued at USD800 million.
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US investment companies bid for Lloyds Irish portfolio -sources
Three US investment companies reportedly placed bids for the Irish properties of Lloyds Bank. Sources told Bloomberg that Lone Star Funds, Apollo Global Management and Goldman Sachs Group Inc had placed bids for the Irish properties that were put up for sale by Lloyds Banking Group.
Barclays sells 94.6% of rights offering at GBP472 million
Barclays Plc (BARC) said in a statement that it had managed to sell around GBP472 million or USD761 million worth of rights issue stock.
Private equity-backed Ikaria up for sale for over USD2 billion - sources
Owners of drug firm Ikaria had started working with banks on the possibility of selling the company.
RCS Capital remains in the hunt for buyout deals - Schorsch
In an interview fresh from its acquisition of Investors Capital Holdings Ltd, RCS Capital Corp Executive Chairman of the Board Nicholas Schorsch said his company would still be on the lookout for more potential buyouts.
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Israel-based venture capital firm Pitango Venture Capital said it had closed its recent funding round with USD270 million worth of funds.
A Bloomberg report said that private equity firms should be wary about purchasing assets during an economic downturn.
In an Upstart Business Journal report, Atlas Venture partner Jeff Fagnan endorsed startup investing network AngelList to Boston companies to increase venture capital investments in the area.
Swiftype, a software company that assists clients to integrate search engines in their company sites, raised another USD7.5 million in its recent funding round.
Beats Electronics on Friday said it had received an investment from the Carlyle Group worth USD500 million.
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.
British private equity firm Doughty Hanson said in its statement on Wednesday that it had sold 20.9% of its shares in cable equipment maker HellermannTyton for GBP119 million or USD191.21 million.
