Football star Didier Drogba invests in a mine in his home country of Ivory Coast as his latest move after his humanitarian work.

Bill Gates leads investment of US$35 Billion for ResearchGate, a Berlin based network for scientists.

McGraw Hill Financial, the parent company of Standard and Poor's is investing further in Indian credit agency Crisil.

Teakwood Capital invests in multi touch marketing program Marketing Advocate. Dallas based private equity firm Teakwood Capital announced a capital investment in Marketing Advocate, a multi-touch nurture marketing program specifically for global technology firms and their channel resellers.

Capitol Energy Ventures with others are investing a total US$68 million in Constitution Pipeline Co LLC.

TuneIn announces its latest funding round led by Institutional Venture Partners worth US$25 million.

Novo AS invests in Ophhtotech Corporation for the further development of drug Fovista. In an announcement made today, Ophthotech Corporation said it was able to raise US$175 million in funding to finance the global Phase 3 clinical program of its lead medication Fovista.

Warburg Pincus leads a consortium to invest in Vingroup Joint Stock Co. The private equity owner of the Neiman Marcus Group Inc, Warburg Pincus LLC, would be leading a consortium that would invest nearly US$325 million in Vingroup Joint Stock Co of Vietnam.

Littlejohn makes an equity investment in Gulf Coast Shipyard Group Inc. Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co, LLC, based out of Greenwich, CT had announced that it made an equity investment in Gulf Coast Shipyard Group Inc.

Peru's president said he would be implementing a new set of reforms designed to boost investments in the country.