VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Embraer SA , the world's largest regional aircraft maker, will set up a 131 million real ($59 million) investment fund for projects in the Brazilian aerospace industry alongside a number of state entities, according to a securities filing on Wednesday.

Sony Corp is discussing with buyout firm Japan Industrial Partners for a potential sale of its loss-making Vaio personal computer business, a source interviewed by Reuters said.

The investment fund Endless is mulling a sale of specialist bathroom retailer Bathstore which it acquired from plumbing group Wolseley in 2012, Sky News reported.

An online report on UK financial website This Is Money discussed the advantages of investors betting in venture capital trusts at the time when certain economic factors are in their favor.

Artiman Ventures unusual investment strategy has been successful as it provides seed investment fund for firms.

The Russia China Investment Fund acquired the Russian Forest Products Group.

Former Vinik Asset Management colleague opens Kopernik Global Investors through seed capital from former boss Jeffrey Vinik.

New venture fund Flint Capital announced that it had invested an undisclosed amount in Russian task assignment platform startup Youdo.com.

Two sources told Bloomberg that private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC was contemplating on raising its new fund limit.

In an announcement today, passenger travel search engine company Skyscanner announced that Sequoia Capital had placed investment commitments to the startup valued at USD800 million.

On Thursday, stock exchange SecondMarket launched the first virtual money investment fund in the United States.

The first Gulf region company that would come out of bankruptcy places many Western courts at a quandary on Islamic finance.

DVK Group partners with a Qatari royal to establish a Shariah compliant investment fund for women business leaders.