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Venture firms exit SUSE LINUX for $210mThree venture capital firms have realised their investment in SUSE LINUX, a German technology firm that has been sold to Novell of the US for $210m.
- Deal round-up 16/12/03
Amadeus, Apax lead Acol first round; Gyros closes largest Nordic biotech round; HBM leads E13.8m Ingenium round; SG Capital Europe takes Lince stake
- Apax, HMTF sell remaining Yell shares
The two firms have fully realised their £650m investment in the UK directories business, returning more than £1.4bn in under three years.
- Deal round-up 18/11/03
Apax leads £25m series C round; Quester launches top-up for VCT5; Nordic funds back T-cellic B-round; Atlas, Gilde back merger with $7.5m investment;
- Standard Life trust sees higher deal rate
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust (SLEPET), the listed investment trust managed by Standard Life Investments, has reported a ‘satisfactory’ result against ‘political and economic uncertainty’.
- Intercell tops up $50m funding round
The Austrian vaccine developer has landed the largest biotechnology financing round for two years with lead investments from MPM Capital and Global Life Science Ventures.
- Competition for Thorntons hots up
Private equity firms lining up to buy UK chocolate retailer Thorntons now face greater competition following the appearance of more suitors prepared to examine possible bids.
- Esmertec lands bumper software round
Earlybird Venture Capital portfolio company Esmertec has raised $27m in what is the largest fundraising by a European software company since mid-2002.
- Deal round-up 29/10/03
European investors back US nanotech round; Apax leads Wisair round; ePlanet Ventures invests in End2End; Bumper round for Biospect
- Deal round-up 9/12/03
Apax leads £15m Nexagent round; DVC, Motorola back UK software provider; Giza leads Cellectivity round; VCs back $15m CoreOptics investment