According to the latest data from Dow Jones VentureSource, US venture investment declines. Dow Jones VentureSource, a data service of Dow Jones & Co.

The intellectual asset management provider gets a significant investment from Insight but the agreement’s terms were not fully disclosed.

Private equity firm J-STAR secured investment commitments amounting to JPY11.86 billion from both global and domestic investors.

A group of investors led by Siparex is buying Groupe CEBTP but finalization of the deal would have to wait until third quarter of 2013.

Private venture development company Elevate Ventures shelled out US $50,000 in favor of Curvo to fund the company’s early-stage activities.

The Eratome group received an investment worth Eur15 million from Omnes Capital. The Eratome group received Eur15 million from Omnes Capital, formerly known as Crédit Agricole Private Equity.

Big money arrived at the NASCAR race as company sponsorships abound. NASCAR season begins, and with fast cars came the equally quick multi-million dollar sponsorship deals.

Etihad’s bid to invest in Jet Airways is expected to be completed in the next few months. India's Jet Airways is expecting investments from Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi, which will be completed in the next few months.

Altamont entered into an agreement to purchase DAKINE from Billabong. San Francisco-based Altamont Capital Partners (Altamont) entered into contract to purchase DAKINE, a leader in action sports accessories, from Billabong International Limited.

Aston Capital forms financing to help consumers invest in LED projects. A private equity firm will provide financing solutions for Revolution Lighting Technologies customers who want to switch to LED lighting but lack the money to do so.