Aqua Capital said it was able to close its Agribusiness & Food Fund with USD 173.4 million. Private equity firm Aqua Capital announced the close of its Agribusiness & Food Fund, of which had gathered USD 173.

Protein Bar disclosed receipt of capital funding from consumer-focused private equity firm Catterton Partners.

Algorithmic trading platform Quantopian raised USD 6.7 million from Khosla Ventures and Spark Capital.

According to a new research, European private equity buyouts reached USD 19.7 billion for the third quarter.

LENSAR closed USD 27 million in private equity financing and USD 60 million through credit financing.

Private equity firm HIG Capital announced that it had invested in specialty carpet mill Lexmark. Private equity company HIG Capital announced that it had made a strategic investment in broadloom carpet maker Lexmark Carpet Mills Inc.

Adveq closed its Adveq Secondaries II fund at its hard cap of USD 175 million. Adveq announced the close of its Adveq Secondaries II fund with USD 175 million.

Sovereign wealth funds put their bets on alternative assets to enhance returns. A survey by investment management services firm Invesco Ltd revealed that sovereign wealth funds were putting money in alternative assets to improve their returns.

Recon Instruments received funding from US venture capital firm Intel Capital. Vancouver, Canada-based Recon Instruments announced that it has received a significant investment from US venture capital company Intel Capital.

Liftopia scored USD 5 million in its recent Series D funding round. Online ski marketplace Liftopia received USD 5 million in Series D funding. Industry Ventures led the most recent funding round.