Euro deal round-up 11/02/04

Cyclacel takes venture funding to $123m; Sovereign backs UK care homes buyout; Sanos lands €8m Series A round; 3i, Montagu lead $15m Searchspace round; Transatlantic funding for Pertinence Data; Soffinova backs wireless start-up; Siemens spin-off lands €4.4m second round; Elliptic lands €8.5m backing from Apax, IVC