American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced today that it has invested in the One Stop Buyout of New England Confectionery Company, the oldest multi-line confectioner in the U.S. with well-recognized, nostalgic brands such as Sweethearts Conversation Hearts, NECCO Wafers, Clark Bar, Haviland and Mary Jane.

Waterford Wedgwood plc (LSE: WTFU), the international luxury lifestyle group, announces that Corporate Partners II, a New York-based, private equity fund of Lazard Alternative Investments LLC, has invested fifty million Euro (EUR50 million) in the Company.

A study of Fortune 1000 companies shows that investments in information technology carry higher risk than other capital investments, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®).

Asset Allocation & Management Company, LLC (AAM), a fixed income asset management firm that specializes in providing investment management services to the insurance industry, is pleased to announce that Trident IV, L.P., a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, has acquired a majority interest in AAM.

The benchmark Sensex on Monday tumbled by 769 points on fears foreign investment will slow down in the wake of rising inflation in the US that will limit interest rate cuts.

Lombard Investments, Inc. is pleased to announce an investment of US$18.2 million in SNC Former Public Company Limited, (ticker symbol SNC.BK), Thailand's leading manufacturer of air conditioner parts for the automotive and housing industries.

MCG Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: MCGC) today announced an investment in Avenue Broadband Communications, Inc., a cable services provider. MCG participated in the debt and equity financing of Avenue Broadband.

HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), announced today the introduction of its new Mutual Fund Selection investment account option.

Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B), one of the nation's largest homebuilders, and Morgan Stanley Real Estate, an affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., announced today that they have formed a strategic land investment venture to acquire, develop, manage and sell residential real estate. Concurrent with its formation, the new investment venture acquired a diversified portfolio of land from Lennar.

Four distinct investor types emerge from the 2007 TD Waterhouse Female Investor Poll, a comprehensive annual study of Canadian women's attitudes towards investing. They provide a psychological profile of how women perceive themselves in terms of engagement and satisfaction when it comes to their role as investors.

MobiMate Ltd, a leading provider of travel services for mobile devices, announced the completion of a round of financing led by Motorola Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Motorola, Inc.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, announced that it has made an equity investment in Tilefile Limited. Tilefile has developed an innovative social media platform that connects users and communities through a “content-neutral” media format. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.