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VC-backed Oxford Immunotec raises $64m in IPO
UK-based medical diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec Global, which is backed by a consortium of investors, has listed on the Nasdaq with a market cap of $196.3m.
DFJ Esprit's Oxford Immunotec to float
Oxford Immunotec Global, a UK-based medical diagnostics company, has filed with the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an IPO on the Nasdaq that would value the company at up to $245.4m.
Balderton appoints Waterhouse as general partner
Daniel Waterhouse, Balderton
immatics raises €34m series-D financing round
immatics biotechnologies, a biopharmaceutical firm, has raised €34m from existing investors including Wellington Partners and MIG.
Family offices pose competitive threat to German GPs
Family offices
Index et al. back Wool And The Gang with $2.8m
UK-based knitwear e-commerce company Wool And The Gang has raised $2.8m from Index Ventures, Wellington Partners and MMC Ventures.
Earlybird et al. back EyeEm
Earlybird Venture Capital and existing investors have injected $6m into EyeEm, a German mobile photography community.
General Catalyst et al. invest $12m in YPlan
General Catalyst Partners has led a $12m series-A funding round into British mobile start-up YPlan alongside existing investors Wellington Partners and Octopus Investments.
FSI et al. in €28m round for SuperSonic Imagine
A consortium of investors, led by the Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI) and comprising several European venture players, has provided ultrasound systems developer SuperSonic Imagine with a €28m round of funding.
Wellington Partners appoints Essig as venture partner
Wellington Partners has appointed Stuart Essig as venture partner in its life sciences team.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a ТЃ600,000 seed funding round.
Inkef invests €7.5m in Sapiens
Inkef Capital has invested €7.5m in Dutch medical technology company Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation (Sapiens), extending the company's series-A funding.
Union Square leads $30.6m round for Hailo
UK-based taxi network service Hailo has raised $30.6m from existing and new investors.
Octopus et al. invest in YPlan
Octopus Investments, Wellington Partners and angel investors have backed London-based app developer YPlan with a $1.7m seed financing round.
Wellington Partners leads series-C for Sensimed
Wellington Partners, Agate Medical Investments and Vinci Capital/Renaissance PME have invested CHF 17m in Swiss medical supplies business Sensimed.
Wellington et al. in seed round for HowDo
Wellington Partners has led a seed investment round in Sweden-based HowDo, a knowledge-based social platform.
DACH PE Congress: Sourcing in a low-growth environment
With the eurocrisis overshadowing any economic and fiscal concern on the continent, GPs have to rethink how to successfully source deals and impress investors to secure commitments for future funds. Anneken Tappe reports from the unquote” DACH Private...
Berlin: Europe's fastest growing tech hub
Berlin's tech hub
Wellington Partners IV holds €70m first close
Wellington Partners has held a first closing for Wellington Partners IV Life Science on €70m.
VCs in $28m funding round for Oxford Immunotec
A pool of venture capital firms has backed a $28m funding round for Oxford Universityтs medical diagnostics spin-off Oxford Immunotec.
Wellington Partners et al. invest in Readmill
Wellington Partners has joined previous investors Passion Capital and Index Ventures in a series-A funding round for German social reading platform Readmill.
Wellington invests in BonusBox
Wellington Partners has invested in German social commerce provider BonusBox.
Venture firms agree on start-up funding guidelines
A series of venture industry-sanctioned guidelines, designed to facilitate entrepreneurs’ access to seed funding, were announced today.
Existing investors back €34.5m round for SuperSonic
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Auriga Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, NBGI Ventures, BioAm, Wellington Partners and IXO Private Equity have joined new investors in a €34.5m series-C funding round for SuperSonic Imagine.