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Okapi Venture Capital plans to raise as much for its second fund as it did for its first one five years ago, according to a regulatory filing.

Shasta Ventures is seeking $200 million for Shasta Ventures III L.P., its third fund, according to an SEC filing.

New Enterprise Associates is the latest venture capital firm to feel the need to open an outpost in New York as investment momentum continues to build there.

DBL Investors, whose name indicates its focus on a double bottom line of making a good return while doing good, said it has hired two associates and a director to round out its investment team.

Initial Capital, a new early-stage investor, has launched its hunt for Internet companies in Israel and Brazil.

Louis Vuitton doesn't slash its prices. But Bain Capital, a Wall Street version of the upscale retailer, has begun to do so.

Asia Alternatives Management LLC has rounded up a total of at least $293 million for its latest Asia focused fund of funds, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Bank of America Corp. put up for sale roughly $250 million of private equity funds held on its balance sheet, said people familiar with the situation.

Providence Equity Partners LLC is offering a fee break to large investors as it enters the second leg of fund raising for a $6 billion seventh fund, said people familiar with the situation.

Mezzanine investor Praesidian Capital said it named Mark Samson as an operating partner.

Aureos Capital Ltd. is set to raise a $200 million fund for South Asia as the emerging markets firm looks to capitalize on the rising number of investment opportunities in India's smaller cities as well as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Gordon Brothers Group LLC, a retail investor and liquidator, named Gary Talarico as its new chief executive.

Tenex Capital Management said it has completed its acquisition of LinkAmerica Corp., a transportation and logistics company.

President Obama nominated Richard Cordray on Monday to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency set to launch on Thursday.

Japanese carmaker says the two groups have not co-operated on any projects in the 19 months since the alliance was formed

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