JOOR, an online fashion marketplace, secured US $15 million in a series B funding led by Canaan Partners.

Malaysia's Ranhill Energy and Resources is set to return the US $234 million funds it was able to raise following the IPO's cancellation.

IT company Catbird gets additional US $10 million investment from Medina Capital. Catbird, an IT company that develops security solutions software for cloud data centers, said it closed another US $10 million in investment from Medina Capital.

Tyco International Inc. has acquired Exacq Technologies Inc., a portfolio firm of CID Capital Venture Partners.

Entrepreneurs said that the proposed SEC rule requiring private placement issuers to file solicitation materials with the SEC will result to startups raising less capital.

Freeport Indonesia has said that it will be offering the public a 5% stake in the mining company. The Indonesian subsidiary of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

The UK venture capital company is investing GBP 70 million to fund British companies with thrust in clean energy.

The UK homebuilder enters into a joint venture with a charitable institution worth US $616 million. UK's Berkeley Group Holdings Plc agreed to enter into a joint venture with Wellcome Trust Ltd.

Areva SA and Namibia Water are in the final leg of arrangements for their water sale distribution agreement.

Luminous Water Technologies Pvt. acquires US$9.3 million worth of funding from CLSA Capital Partners.