September 2010

Canatu Raises €4.7M

September 30, 2010

Canatu Ltd., a Espoo Finland-based nanotechnology company commercializing carbon thin films (NanoBud™) for the electronics, optics and energy sectors, received a €4.7m financing. Investors include Inventure Ltd., Infosto Ltd. and Tekes (the Finnish technology development agency). The capital infusion will be used to fund the company’s production development. In conjunction with the financing, Sami Lampinen [...]

Tonchidot Corporation Closes $12M Series B Financing

September 30, 2010

Tonchidot Corporation, a Tokyo, Japan-based mobile augmented reality (AR) platform provider, has closed its $12m Series B financing. Investors include mobile operator KDDI Corporation, media conglomerate Recruit Co. Ltd., mobile advertising company SPiRE, Inc., Japanese venture capital firm, JAFCO, Co. Ltd., and Series A shareholders DCM and ITOCHU Technology Ventures. The funds will be used [...]

Meta Pharmaceutical Services Receives $6M in Subordinated Debt from Praesidian Capital

September 30, 2010

Meta Pharmaceutical Services, a Blue Bell, PA-based provider of database management, statistical sales analytics and direct marketing services to pharmaceutical companies, has received $6m in subordinated debt from Praesidian Capital, a provider of mezzanine capital for small and mid-sized companies. The investment supports the recapitalization of the company by DFW Capital Partners and management. Meta [...]

Inflexion Private Equity Closes 2010 Buyout Fund at £375M

September 30, 2010

Inflexion Private Equity, a UK-based mid market private equity investor, has held the first and final close of its 2010 Buyout Fund, at £375m. The vehicle, which was more than twice oversubscribed, was supported by almost 30 limited partners, including state pension and endowment funds from the US, new investors from Asia and Australia and [...]

Eneas Energy Received NOK350M Majority Investment from Palamon Capital Partners

September 30, 2010

Eneas Energy AS, a Lier, Norway-based provider of a range of services aimed at reducing energy costs for the SME sector as well as large corporate and public authorities, has received a NOK 350m investment from Palamon Capital Partners, a European mid-market private equity firm. Palamom has acquired a majority stake in the company, which [...]

Andera Receives $9M Investment from Edison Ventures

September 30, 2010

Andera, a Providence, R.I.-based provider of online customer acquisition solutions to financial institutions, received a $9m investment from Edison Ventures. The capital will be used to grow sales, marketing, and product development. Andera, whose solutions allow financial institutions to open and fund new accounts in a simple online process, creating a highly-profitable sales channel. The [...]

Tobira Therapeutics Completes $31M Series B financing

September 30, 2010

Tobira Therapeutics Inc., a Manalapan, NJ-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative antiviral compounds to treat HIV disease, has completed a $31m Series B financing. The round was led by new investor Novo A/S, with participation from original funders, Domain Associates, L.L.C., Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners and Canaan Partners. Proceeds from [...]

TRI Pointe Homes Receives $150M in Growth Equity Capital

September 30, 2010

TRI Pointe Homes, LLC, a Newport Beach, CA-based homebuilder, has entered into a strategic agreement with an affiliate of global private equity firm Starwood Capital Group Global, LP, to receive $150m in growth equity capital. The company will use the proceeds from the financing to expand its homebuilding operations in California and the Western Region. [...]

Strategic Polymer Sciences Receives $1M from the U.S. Department of Energy

September 30, 2010

Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc., a State College, PA-based developer of new electro-active polymer (EAP) materials and device technologies that are used in medical devices, energy storage, and military applications, received a $1m award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funds, awarded within the framework of the Small Business Phase III Xlerator program, will be [...]

SemiLev Raises Capital from High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital

September 29, 2010

SemiLev GmbH, a Großwallstadt, Germany-based develops and markets Equipment Frontend Modules (EFEMs) and sorters for wafer-handling in the semiconductor industry, has received an equity financing of undisclosed amount from High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital. The company has developed a wafer-handling technology that by using only contactless bearings and implementing all energy- and data-transfer wirelessly, aims [...]

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