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Private equity and venture capital deal news from around the globe

Solar Junction beams with $13.3m funding PDF Print E-mail
18 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets
US solar company Solar Junction has raised $13.3m in a series C round of funding from existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Advanced Technology Ventures and New Enterprise Associates, according to reports.
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Blackstone in $600m China agricultural deal PDF Print E-mail
18 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets
A consortium led by US private equity firm Blackstone is to invest around $600m in a Chinese agricultural company ahead of its Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing, according to reports.
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Healthcare VC firm Apposite invests in UK homecare company PDF Print E-mail
18 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets
UK healthcare venture firm Apposite Capital has made a new investment in SureCalm Healthcare, a provider of homecare services to patients with long-term chronic conditions. Apposite backed a management buy-in of three private companies which were acquired and integrated into SureCalm.
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Bridgepoint halves stake in UK self-storage company Safestore PDF Print E-mail
18 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets
UK private equity firm Bridgepoint is to cut its stake in British self-storage company Safestore by half be selling shares in the listed business.
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KPCB leads $28.8m series B round in UpWind Solutions PDF Print E-mail
18 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets
US-based wind service provider UpWind Solutions has raised $28.8m in a second round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), who was joined by return backer MissionPoint Capital Partners.
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Aurora Biofuels raises $15m for algae-based fuels PDF Print E-mail
18 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets
Aurora Biofuels has secured an additional $15m in a recent funding round led by Oak Investment Partners, with the continued support of Gabriel Venture Partners and Noventi Ventures, bringing the total amount of money raised by the company to more than $40m.
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Eco-friendly microcontroller company Energy Micro in $13m VC round PDF Print E-mail
18 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets
Eco-friendly microcontroller developer Energy Micro has secured $13m in capital from venture funds Northzone Ventures and Investinor, in its first external financing round.
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  • Northzone Ventures exits cloud computing company Nimsoft
    17 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Nordic venture capital firm Northzone Ventures, along with software- and IT-focused private equity firm JMI Equity and Goldman Sachs, has exited its investment in could computing company Nimsoft via a $350m strategic sale.  
  • Dutch VC firm Forbion expands into Germany, funds Promedior in $12m round
    17 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Dutch life sciences investor Forbion Capital Partners is rolling out operations at a new office in Munich and has appointed a partner, Dr Holger Reithinger, to head the team. The company has also led a $12m Series C funding round for biotech company Promedior Inc.
  • Permira, Goldman still looking for Cognis sale over imminent IPO
    17 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. The private equity owners of Cognis, a German maker of additives for cosmetics and detergents, have launched a fresh campaign to sell the company, even as it prepares to go public. According to Reuters, Permira and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners would prefer an outright sale over and IPO.
  • General Atlantic in $425m India renewables deal
    17 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Growth equity firm General Atlantic has backed Asian Genco, an Indian infrastructure company with investments in power generation assets and engineering services businesses, in a $425m deal.
  • Apax considering Polycom take-private
    17 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. UK private equity firm Apax Partners has been in discussions with Polycom, the world’s largest manufacturer of video conferring equipment, about a deal to take the company private, according to reports.
  • Bowmark Capital backs £48m MBO of UK property lettings agency
    17 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Bowmark Capital has backed the £48m (€53.4m) management buy-out and expansion financing of UK lettings and property management agency Leaders Limited from property business RO Group.
  • Cinven picks up diagnostics company Sebia from Montagu
    16 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. European firm Montagu Private Equity has sold Sebia, a French healthcare diagnostics company, to London-headquartered buy-out firm Cinven.
  • KKR percolates $219m India coffee deal
    16 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. New York private equity firm KKR is to lead a consortium to invest in one of India’s most popular coffee chains, according to Reuters.
  • Apax closes Promethean World IPO
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Apax Partners is the first private equity firm to successfully float an investment in the UK this year, having sold interactive whiteboard company Promethean World.
  • Liverpool FC handles bid from private equity player
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Liverpool FC has entered talks with the Rhone Group over a £118.5m (€130.1m) deal that would see the US private equity firm take a controlling interest and halve the Premier League football club’s debts, according to reports.
  • Apax exits Tommy Hilfiger for $3bn
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. UK private equity firm Apax Partners has sold US fashion house Tommy Hilfiger to Phillips-Van Heusen for €2.2bn ($3bn). The sale includes €1.92bn in cash and €276m in Phillips-Van Heusen common stock, with the fashion corporation also assuming €100m of Tommy Hilfiger's liabilities.
  • PE firms go through to next round of HobbyCraft auction
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Private equity firms are leading the way in the race to acquire UK arts and crafts retailer HobbyCraft, according to reports. UK car parts and bicycle seller Halfords Group had been looking at the company but did not end up submitting a first round bid for the company, leaving private equity to dominate the shortlist of bidders.
  • RBS to offload PE fund stakes in secondary market
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks to sell interests in private equity funds in the secondary market to rid itself of non-core assets and reduce its balance sheet, according to the Financial Times.
  • Citadel invests $183m in Egypt river ports
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital has invested EGP1bn ($183m) is three Nile River ports and plans to invest in two more in the country, according to reports.
  • OpenGate Capital picks up French Connection’s Nicole Farhi label
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. US private equity firm OpenGate Capital has acquired the Nicole Farhi clothing brand owned by French Connection, as the fashion house moves to close its US stores and restructure.
  • KKR, Warner to place break-up bid for EMI
    15 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. US private equity firm KKR is preparing to launch a break-up bid with Warner Music for Terra Firma’s EMI, according to the Sunday Times.
  • Genetix raises $35m to deliver gene therapy
    12 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Genetix Pharmaceuticals has completed a $35m series B financing, with new investors Third Rock Ventures and Genzyme Ventures joining TVM Capital, Forbion and Easton Capital.
  • Nine Rivers Capital takes $7m stake in Indian agribusiness
    12 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. India-focused private equity firm Nine Rivers Capital has taken a $7m stake in Global AgriSystem Private (GAPL), a New Delhi agribusiness supply chain specialist. The promoters of GAPL also participated in the funding round to strengthen the company’s capital base.
  • KKR leads $235m refinancing of Harden Healthcare as it pursues debt strategy
    12 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. KKR, a private equity firm that typically invests in buy-outs, has led a $235m for refinancing for Harden Healthcare, an umbrella company with five businesses operating in the long-term and hospice care sub-sector, according to Bloomberg.
  • TPG sells Asian healthcare stake for $685m
    12 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. US buy-out firm TPG has sold its 23.9 per cent stake in Asian healthcare service provider Parkway Holdings to Indian company Fortis Healthcare for $685m. The sum reportedly represents a three times return on the firm’s initial investment in the Singapore-listed company.
  • Carlyle's Willcom gets state fund backing
    12 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. A bankrupt Japanese wireless communications company backed by US private equity firm Carlyle is to be backed by a government-backed turnaround fund, while rival telecoms provider Softbank Corporation and Japanese buy-out firm Advantage Partners are to invest in the company.
  • Advent plans to put Poundland up for sale
    12 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Private equity house Advent International has hired advisers to prepare a potential sale of Poundland to a rival buy-out firm or to a competitor discount retail chain, according to the Financial Times.
  • Local activity discovery engine LivingSocial raises $25m
    11 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. LivingSocial, a social commerce company behind LivingSocial Deals and  Facebook applications Visual Bookshelf and Pick Your Five, has completed a $25m series B round of venture funding led by US Venture Partners, with Grotech Ventures and Steve Case's Revolution participating.
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