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THCap II targets €10m-plus first close for January 2016
Pan-atlantic fund THCap II to back 20-35 technology companies
De Lacharrière secures 5% stake in Warburg Pincus
GP to fully dedicate sell-off proceeds to fundraising
Strategic Value Partners hires Blackstone’s Huffard
Flip Huffard joins SVP's advisory council
HealthCap's Cortendo announces US listing
Swedish pharma company intends to list on Nasdaq
Inflexion scores 7.7x on £140m Reward Gateway exit
Deal returned 59% IRR
Russia’s Runa Capital opens San Francisco office
VC also adds VP of communications to US team
Main Capital fully divests VisionWaves to IFS
Buyer had prior business partnership with VisionWaves
Partech’s second seed-only fund closes on €60m
Fund follows on from Partech Entrepreneur I, which closed in 2013
Chiesi launches European and US venture fund
Vehicle to be managed by AM Pappas and target early-stage pharmaceutical firms
Inveready enjoys 50% IRR on 3Scale partial exit
Spanish investor Inveready has partially exited 3Scale, a technology solutions provider, following a $4.2m capital injection into the firm from US investors.
Silver Lake closes global tech fund on $10.3bn
Silver Lake Partners has held a final close for its latest large-cap technology investment fund on $10.3bn.
Innogest holds first close and strengthens team
Italian VC Innogest has held a first close for its second fund at around €50m and added two new members to its team.
Sofinnova’s Omthera raises €48.8m in IPO
French investor Sofinnova Partners has completed the IPO of US-based portfolio company Omthera Pharmaceuticals on the Nasdaq Global Market in New York, raising €48.8m.
NewGlobe secondaries firm launches
Secondaries firm NewGlobe Capital has launched today in partnership with US investor Hamilton Lane and private equity firm Vanterra Capital.