Shoes of Prey stated that they want to put up US$20 million in funding to help them expand. Shoes of Prey announced that they are looking to raise up to US$20 million in funding.
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Plexus Holdings expands its operations through acquisition
Plexus Holdings announced that they have acquired a UK engineering company to bolster its presence in the oil and gas industry.
JenaValve gathers US$62.5 million in venture capital
JenaValve Technology Inc. stated that it had gathered US$62.5 million in venture capital. JenaValve Technology, Inc. announced that it has collected US$62.
UpTo collects US$2 million in venture capital funding
UpTo revealed that they have gathered US$2 million from venture capitalists. UpTo, a Detroit-based social media startup, announced that they have closed its Series A round of venture capital funding.
Black Iron agrees to tie up with Metinvest
Black Iron stated that it had entered into agreements with Metinvest that will see its Ukranian venture projects develop with more efficiency.
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RealMatch stated that it has received US$7 million in its Series C venture capital financing. RealMatch announced that it had raised US$7 million in its latest venture capital financing.
A PricewaterhouseCoopers report revealed that venture capitalists invested more than US$132 million into Ohio in the second quarter of 2013.
An investment tracking group reported that in the Asia-Pacific region, venture capital deals had an average value of US$67 million.
Capricorn Food Products India Ltd revealed that it had raised US$10 million from Quadria India. Capricorn Food Products India Ltd. announced that it had raised a private equity investment of around US$10 million from Quadria India.
Qatar Investment Authority has announced that it is investing US300 million in RMZ Corp. Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a sovereign wealth fund, announced that it is investing US$300 million in RMZ Corp.
Millicom announced that they are in preliminary negotiations for the EPM merger. Millicom announced that they have made a preliminary deal to merge the company's Colombian operations with Empresas Publicas de Medellin's (EPM) fixed line business.
The first half of the year saw investments in agri-business rise 75% in India. Investments in Indian agri-business firms rose 75% in the first half of 2013.
TPSF shareholders announced that KRR will manage US$78 worth of assets. Shareholders of PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk (TPSF) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement with KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts).
Hasbro and Disney announced that they have formed a better strategic merchandising affiliation for the Disney/Marvel properties.
