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DFJ Esprit appoints Peter Keen as venture partner
DFJ Esprit has hired Peter Keen as a new venture partner, specialising in medical technology and life science investments.
DFJ Esprit leads $7m series-B for Moviepilot
DFJ Esprit has led a $7m series-B financing round for movie recommendation and discovery platform Moviepilot.
DFJ Esprit and Tempo Capital merge secondary businesses
VC firm DFJ Esprit and venture secondaries firm Tempo Capital are set to merge their venture secondaries businesses to form DFJ Esprit Secondaries.
PE’s top five home runs of 2011
Matrix and Foresight’s stellar sale of App-DNA this week is among a handful of outstanding results the industry has achieved in recent months. Greg Gille takes a look at 2011’s top five exits
DFJ Esprit et al. in €19.8m Qosmos round
DFJ Esprit, Fonds Stratégique d’Investissements (FSI) and Alven Capital have co-led a €19.8m funding round for French software developer Qosmos.
DFJ Esprit leads £8m round for Nuel
A consortium of investors led by DFJ Esprit have provided UK-based wireless technology company Nuel with £8m.
Gimv et al. exit Psytechnics
Gimv, New Venture Partners and DFJ Esprit have sold software company Psytechnics to Nasdaq-listed Netscout Systems.
DFJ Esprit reaps 5x on TLC sale
European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has reaped a money multiple of 5x on its trade sale of customer relationship management company TLC.
DFJ Esprit sells The Cloud to BSkyB
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has agreed to acquire wireless broadband business The Cloud from DFJ Esprit for an undisclosed amount.
Balderton, DFJ and Index sell LOVEFiLM to Amazon
Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and Index Ventures have exited one of Europe’s largest entertainment subscription businesses, LOVEFiLM, via a trade sale to Amazon.
DFJ Esprit hires Partner for Dublin office
Cross-stage venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has appointed entrepreneur Brian Caulfield as a Partner at its Dublin offices.
DFJ Esprit heads $13m LBO round
Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has led a $13m financing round for Light Blue Optics (LBO), a Cambridge-based company that develops miniature projection systems.
DFJ Esprit and DN Capital exit Lagan Technologies
Venture capital firms DFJ Esprit and DN Capital have agreed to sell Lagan Technologies to KANA Software.
DFJ Esprit leads £6.25m investment in Horizon Discovery
DFJ Esprit, Roche Venture Fund and private investors have provided UK biotechnology company Horizon Discovery with a £6.25m series-C round of funding.
Advent et al. exit Phyworks for $72.5m
Advent Ventures has sold fabless semiconductor company Phyworks Ltd for $72.5m to US-listed analog chip maker Maxim Integrated Products Inc.