Arboretum Ventures, a venture capital firm specialising in early-stage private company investments, has announced the final closing of its second investment fund with commitments totali

Offerpal Media, a monetization platform for social applications, online communities, social games, virtual worlds and mobile applications, has announced the close of a USD15m Series B r

Copan Systems, a provider of storage solutions for the protection and management of persistent data, has secured USD18.5m in capital financing.

Investment sector M&A activity in 2009 will be powered primarily by those in need of capital and those possessing capital resources, rather than strategic deal-making, according to

Milestone Partners has announced the formation of Callidus Holdings as a platform to build an integrated legal support services firm as well as the debut transaction for Callidus, the r

Venture capitalists continued to seek investment opportunities outside the US in 2008, putting more than USD13.4bn to work in 1,416 deals for emerging companies in Europe, Israel, mainl

The majority of senior corporate executives expect demand for, and scrutiny of, fairness opinions to increase in the US and Europe in 2009, a survey suggests.

Augentius Fund Administration says it distributed nearly 20,000 quarterly and annual accounts to over 3,750 investors and limited partners during 2008.

Michael Peters & Partners, the new consultancy founded by international design guru Michael Peters, has launched Creative Capital Ventures, a vehicle that will invest in businesses