TxVia, a provider of processing technology for prepaid and emerging payments, has received a USD27.5m series D financing led by new investor Oak Investment Partners. Existing institutional investors, including Bain Capital Ventures, Espírito Santo Ventures and Village Ventures, also participated. The latest funding provides TxVia with expanded resources to respond

J.P. Morgan Private Equity’s net asset value per USD equity share reached USD1.29 at 30 September 2010, representing a 2.4 per cent increase for the month and a 0.8 per cent increase for the quarter.  JPEL’s share price ended the month at a discount of 14.7 per cent to the

Celtic Therapeutics, a successor firm to Celtic Pharma, and Resolvyx Pharmaceuticals have entered into an option agreement relating to Resolvyx’s RX-10045, a late-stage programme for the treatment of dry eye syndrome and other ophthalmic conditions. In connection with the RX-10045 option agreement, Celtic Therapeutics purchased a note convertible into Resolvyx

Offers.com has closed a USD7m growth equity investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity. The Austin-based savings resource specialises in the online coupons and deals segment. The minority investment will help the company accelerate its growth and expansion plans. Offers.com was launched in February 2009 with the goal of helping consumers find

Triangle Petroleum, an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in North Dakota and Eastern Canada, has formed a joint venture with Oppenheimer Global Resource Private Equity Fund I and a related co-investment fund, each a New York based investment fund managed by an affiliate of Oppenheimer. OGR

The State Street Private Equity Index posted a 0.65 per cent return for the quarter ended 30 June 2010, 157 basis points lower than the first quarter of 2010 return and 483 basis points lower than the return recorded during the same period a year ago.  The second quarter of