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Indian private equity investments fall 29%The largest third quarter private equity deal was JPMorgan’s $250m investment in Café Coffee Day, but the bulk of deals were venture capital investments.
- Sequoia Capital India closes $725m fund
The veteran venture capital firm has closed its second growth fund focused on India, bringing its total India-dedicated assets under management to $1.8bn.
- ABP commits $75m to microfinance fund
BlueOrchard Private Equity, halfway to its fundraising target of $220m, will invest in partnerships with microfinance organisations throughout the developing world.
- Report: Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital to raise $1bn fund
Reliance Capital, a part of the Anil Ambani-led Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is set to raise capital to invest in India's services, logistics, real estate and pharmaceutical sectors.
- Wellington taps LinkedIn co-founder to expand US presence
The European venture firm has hired Eric Ly to enhance its Silicon Valley network as the love affair between the venture community and social networking websites continues.
- Social networking continues to lure venture capital
LinkedIn, SodaHead, Twitter and I’m In Like With You are among the most recent companies to receive backing in the increasingly crowded social networking sector.
- Bain deal values LinkedIn at $1bn
Bain Capital has led a $53m funding round for social networking site LinkedIn in return for a 5 percent stake.
- DCM leads $35m investment in RockYou
The early stage venture investor will join Partech International, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures as backer of the ‘social applications’ company.
- Providence invests $640m in Indian telecom
The US buyout firm has agreed one of the country's largest private equity deals with Aditya Birla Telecom, a subsidiary of Providence portfolio company Idea Cellular.
- Kleiner Perkins hires video game pioneer
The chief creative officer of Electronic Arts, Bing Gordon, will join the Silicon Valley firm that helped launch the gaming company 25 years ago.